A recent article by the San Diego Union-Tribune raises concerns over online pharmacies. According to the piece, a vast majority of online pharmacies may not be compliant with US Federal standards. Carmen Catizone, executive director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), was quoted as saying, “We have found that 92 percent of [...]
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BBC News reported that one in four general practitioners in Britain said they had treated patients for adverse reactions to medicines bought online. A further 8% suspected they had treated side-effects of internet-bought drugs, the snapshot survey of 420 doctors carried out by GP magazine found.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, a GP in west London and spokeswoman [...]
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Patient safety before profits
I totally agree with the article by kmlybecker below. The seizure of illegal counterfeit pharmaceuticals by U.S. Customs increased 660% from 2006 to 2007. According to these same authorities, 80% of the counterfeit drugs originates in China with the rest mostly coming from Pakistan, Egypt, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Half of all internet drug sales [...]
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