BATON ROUGE — Some Louisiana residents who buy their prescription drugs by mail or over the phone from out-of-state outlets were temporarily denied their medicines in January by a new state licensing requirement that critics say is designed to protect local retailers. By Jan Moller February 2, 2005 Read the full story at nola.com.

FARMERS should be on the look out for fake veterinary drugs on the market, the National Drug Authority (NDA) has warned, writes Chris Kiwawulo. New Vision (Kampala) February 1, 2005 Read the full story at allafrica.com.

BELFAST (Feb 1, 2005): Two men charged in a police investigation into OxyContin sales at a Belfast hotel last January were given minor jail sentences in Waldo County Superior Court this week. By Jay Davis Read the full story at villagesoup.com.

New Jersey would ban the sale of prescription drugs from Internet pharmacies based in Canada and Europe under a bill a Senate committee passed yesterday that is already under fire from consumer groups. By Susan K. Livio February 01, 2005 Read the full story at nj.com.

Feb. 1, 2005 — Pharmaceutical companies and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have been grappling with ways to eliminate counterfeit drugs from the supply chain. Now states have joined the fray by passing pedigree laws. By: Tom Kevan, Frontline Solutions Feb 1, 2005 Read the full story at frontlinetoday.com.

Montgomery County officials on Monday released a request for proposals to American and Canadian drug distributors to bid on the program that county lawmakers approved in September, which would give government employees and retirees the option of buying cheaper prescription medications from Canada or other foreign countries. Neil Adler Monday Read the full story at bizjournals.com.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Gov. Brad Henry says he is willing to go to the mat with the federal government to allow Oklahomans to lawfully buy cheaper drugs from other countries. Associated Press 1/31/2005 Read the full story at kotv.com.

As a father of seven lively children, I know a little something about preemption. It takes 24-hour vigilance to keep knives and Drano beyond the reach of the little ones and my band saw hidden from my industrious sixteen year-old. But we're no different from most. Good parents gauge risk every day and act to prevent disaster. George C. Landrith…

The secretary of state announces that CanaRx has a toll-free number for Rhode Islanders to order prescriptions, in spite of the illegality of importing drugs. BY FELICE J. FREYER, Journal Medical Writer Saturday, January 29, 2005 Read the full story at projo.com.

COVENTRY – The new state law allowing for the licensure of Canadian pharmacies in Rhode Island has gone into effect but according to some, the side effects may be worse than the high prescription prices. By: Jennifer Swanson 01/28/2005 Read the full story at zwire.com.