Archive for 2005
Pharmacy board targets firm
The South Dakota Board of Pharmacy voted Monday to take action against a Sioux Falls company that helps consumers buy drugs from Canada. KELLY HILDEBRANDT Published: 05/3/05 Read the full story at argusleader.com.
[...]WHO launches web-based system to track fake drugs
Grace period for drug makers to get hologram stickers
Online pills a rising threat
STANTON, Ky. — A Powell County man's arrest last year provided police with a crucial clue as to why prescription narcotic abuse in Eastern Kentucky was surging again. By Alan Maimon Monday, May 2, 2005 Read the full story at courier-journal.com.
[...]Question: What are Internet pharmacies?
Answer: Two types exist: Online pharmacies that fill prescriptions issued by doctors not affiliated with the pharmacy and online pharmacies that employ one or more doctors who prescribe drugs that the pharmacy then ships. Monday, May 2, 2005 Read the full story at courier-journal.com.
[...]Hong Kong authorities seize fake Viagra, Cialis pills
HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong authorities have seized 236 fake Viagra and Cialis sexual performance pills from local pharmacies and arrested eight people, the government said Sunday. Sunday May 1, 2005 Read the full story at thestar.com.
[...]Three Strikes and More for Drug Importation
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's (D) I-Save-Rx prescription drug program, launched in October 2004, came under attack on several fronts in March. Diane Carol Bast May 1, 2005 Read the full story at heartland.org.
[...]Nursing SAFE DRUG Checklist
Federal Authorities Seize Prescription Drugs from Distributors
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Attorney for the District of Utah are announcing a series of indictments today against multiple prescription drug distributors whose illegal distribution of diverted drugs could affect the safety and efficacy of more than 40 medications purchased by consumers in over 80 pharmacies nationwide. Read the…
[...]Broward Firm Pleads Guilty To Selling Potentially Tainted Surgical Mesh
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A company pleaded guilty Wednesday to selling phony, and potentially tainted, surgical mesh, at least some of which wound up in patients. UPDATED: 7:07 am EDT April 28, 2005 Read the full story at local10.com.
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