Archive for May 2005

AUSTIN – Legislation that would help Texans buy less expensive prescription drugs from Canada faces an uncertain future in the Senate. Although the House voted overwhelmingly to add the provision to a sunset bill reauthorizing the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, the Senate sponsor of the pharmacy measure said Monday he doesn't know if he…

The Internet is a marvelous mechanism for selling things–including things that are either illegal or just plain dangerous. Matthew Herper 05.23.05 Read the full story at forbes.com.

Federal authorities have seized more than $4 million in assets from a Burnsville-based online pharmacy and four people connected with the company, which allegedly sold up to $18 million worth of pain killers over the Internet. Warren Wolfe, Star Tribune May 21, 2005 Read the full story at startribune.com.

CARSON CITY — Hours before a deadline for action, a Senate panel voted in favor of a bill to help Nevadans buy lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. Las Vegas Review-Journal Saturday, May 21, 2005 Read the full story at reviewjournal.com.

The Delhi Police have arrested a man who was manufacturing and packaging fake skin ointments and then releasing them into the drug market. NDTV Correspondent Thursday, May 19, 2005 (New Delhi): Read the full story at ndtv.com.

The Philippine National Police has reduced by as much as 65 percent the importation of illegal drugs, including shabu, in the country, Deputy Director General Ricardo de Leon announced on Thursday. By ANTHONY VARGAS, The Manila Times Reporter May 19, 2005 Read the full story at abs-cbnnews.com.  

A Florida couple who ran a fraudulent Internet pharmacy using drugs from an illegal San Diego operation were sentenced to jail time and fined this week. By Sarah Skidmore May 18, 2005 Read the full story at signonsandiego.com.

LOS ANGELES – A man who smuggled and manufactured tens of thousands of counterfeit Viagra tablets was sentenced Monday to six months of home detention and 2,500 hours of community service. Associated Press May. 17, 2005 Read the full story at mercurynews.com.

LOS ANGELES – A man who smuggled and manufactured tens of thousands of counterfeit Viagra tablets was sentenced Monday to six months of home detention and 2,500 hours of community service. Associated Press Posted on Tue, May. 17, 2005 Read the full story at mercurynews.com.