A Miami man has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing adulterated HIV drugs dispensed to U.S. patients.
A Miami man pleaded guilty to distributing as much as $25 million worth of misbranded and adulterated HIV drugs that were dispensed by pharmacies across the U.S. to unsuspecting patients, federal prosecutors said.
Herrera pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Miami on Monday to one count of conspiracy to introduce adulterated and misbranded drugs in the U.S. market, court filings show.
Prosecutors said the wholesalers were involved in the criminal scheme, but the pharmacies were unaware that the drugs were altered or misbranded.
The adulterated and misbranded drugs included Truvada, Biktarvy and other unnamed medications.
Persons:
Armando Herrera, Herrera, Prosecutors
Organizations:
Miami, Gilead Sciences
Locations:
U.S, Miami, Texas , California, Washington