Rogue Pharmacies Using Facebook To Hook Victims

May 5, 2011

Rogue pharmacies are now advertising by using Facebook’s social networking interface.

A brief search on Facebook for term “Viagra” popped up 90 pages.One page, entitled “viagra” [sic] is a Product/Service page and has almost 7,000 fans.

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Texas Antibiotics

May 2, 2011

Counterfeit antibiotic identified by The Texas Department of State Health Services Still available at internet pharmacies.

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Thousands of Fake Pills Found in Northampton, UK

May 2, 2011

Police raided a Northamptom, UK house in April 9 and uncovered more than 8,000 tablets fake pills suspected by police of having been imported from outside the country. Northampton prosecutors have charged Victor Cheke, 41, with importing a prescription drug for sale without authority, reports The Northampton Chronicle & Echo. At the arraignment, the court…

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Danzon P, Johnson SJ, Long G, Furukawa MF. Commercial Importation of Prescription Drugs in the United States: Short-Run Implications. Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law 2011 36(2):295-316.

May 1, 2011

The option of legalizing the commercial importation of prescription drugs is of continued policy interest as a way to reduce U.S. drug spending. Using IMS data, we estimate potential savings from commercial drug importation under assumptions about percentage of drugs likely to attract imports; potential supply from foreign countries; and share of savings passed on…

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