Archive for March 2005

Sixty-nine percent of Americans support importing prescription drugs from Canada, but more than half oppose importing from other nations, according to a survey released yesterday. By Andrew Johnson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES March 09, 2005 Read the full story at washingtontimes.com.

March 9 (Bloomberg) — The Food and Drug Administration is seizing prescription drugs shipped to patients in the U.S. from overseas under I-Save Rx, the program sponsored by five states to help residents obtain low-cost medicines. Read the full story at bloomberg.com.

TALLAHASSEE – Two years after Florida passed a groundbreaking plan aimed at stemming the sale of counterfeit prescription drugs, the state's retail lobby and two of its biggest drugstore chains are pushing to be exempted from it. By JONI JAMES Published March 8, 2005 Read the full story at sptimes.com.

ANDREW STREMPLER keeps a poker table folded in the corner of his sparsely decorated office, and a box of chips embossed with the name of his online pharmacy company, RxNorth, handy to play with guests and employees. The one book on his tidy desk is a gambling guide called "Texas Hold 'Em." By CLIFFORD KRAUSS…

VIENNA, Austria (Reuters) — Illegal drug sales on the Internet are booming as unlicensed online pharmacies selling drugs like morphine evade a patchy global effort to stop them, the United Nations narcotics watchdog says. Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Read the full story at cnn.com.

ST. PAUL – Minnesota is looking at expanding its Canadian drug-buying program by offering lower-cost drugs from Europe, Human Services Commissioner Kevin Goodno said. Associated Press Posted on Wed, Mar. 02, 2005 Read the full story at grandforks.com.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Senior citizens groups are exploring buying prescription drugs from Europe and Asia because of concerns that the Canadian government will shut off the flow of cheaper drugs to the United States. By FREDERIC J. FROMMER, Associated Press Writer Read the full story at greenbaynewschron.com.