Discontinue use of online pharmacies
Congress may soon consider legislation that would allow Americans to buy prescription drugs from foreign countries. Lawmakers who plan to vote for it should first read a new report on online pharmacies published by the respected Internet fraud expert MarkMonitor.
Published in August while Congress was on vacation, it found that of the 3,160 online pharmacies it studied, almost all of them were likely selling fake medicine.
This shocking finding should cause the congressional supporters of drug importation to change their minds, as many of their constituents will be turning to such Web sites for their prescriptions if the bill becomes law.
By Peter Pitts
21 September 2007