NEW DELHI: The new bill to check manufacture and sale of spurious drugs proposes a life sentence for serious and repeated offences related to it. This is a dilution from the earlier proposal to allot capital punishment for such offences. TIMES NEWS NETWORK THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005 Read the full story at economictimes.indiatimes.com.

OTTAWA — Pharmacists and doctors warn that a U.S. plan to legalize the bulk importation of pharmaceuticals from Canada will cause drug shortages, increase the cost of medicine and reduce the number of professionals available to fill prescriptions. By GLORIA GALLOWAY Wednesday, May 11, 2005 Read the full story at theglobeandmail.com.

OTTAWA — Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he's considering a ban on bulk exports of drugs to the United States in order to head off potential drug shortages in Canada. By CP Wed, May 11, 2005 Read the full story at canoe.ca.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public about the sale of counterfeit versions of Lipitor, Viagra, and an unapproved product promoted as "generic Evista" to U.S. consumers at pharmacies in Mexican border towns. May 10, 2005 Read the full story at fda.gov.

WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday it was investigating complaints against several Internet-based companies offering impotence and other drugs via mail order. Reuters 10 May 2005 Read the full story at alertnet.org.

Prince George's County Council members took a considerable step Tuesday by deciding to bypass their original proposal to create a task force to study importing prescription drugs from Canada and instead expedite the process by looking into the issue on their own. By ANNA BAILEY Tuesday, May 10, 2005 Read the full story at dcexaminer.com.

A proposed federal law aimed at cracking down on counterfeit drugs carries the name of an Iona College student who was sickened by fake medication after a liver transplant. By LEN MANIACE May 10, 2005 Read the full story at journalnews.com.

(CBS) A sobering book out Monday says your prescription drugs may not be safe. May 9, 2005 Read the full story at cbsnews.com.

Recently, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the FDC Act, along with the Medicare Prescription Drugs, Improvement, and Modernization Act (MMA), do not violate the substantive due process rights of U.S. citizens by prohibiting the purchase of prescription drugs from Canada (U.S. v. Andrews, 2005). Read the full story at health.cch.com.

(CBS 2) Are the prescription drugs in your house safe? From misleading labels to recycled pills a new book opens up the trouble that could be lurking in your medicine cabinet. CBS 2's Dorothy Tucker has more on these potential dangerous doses. May 9, 2005 Read the full story at cbs2chicago.com.