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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase prescription drugs from websites that have orders filled by Mediplan Prescription Plus Pharmacy or Mediplan Global Health in Manitoba, Canada following reports of counterfeit versions of prescription drug products being sold by these companies to U.S. consumers. More >

"Like predators in the forest, these vultures that call themselves 'Internet pharmacies' hide in the darkness of cyberspace, where they hunt down and feast on our children, then disappear only to return another day under a new name and in search of new prey. Beau Dietl, BDA Chairman and CEO. More >



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Read the FDA report on imported prescription drugs and the safety of the US prescription drug distribution system.

 

 

1. Canada says it cannot monitor drugs bound only for export. Its focus is the medicines used by Canadians.
2. Some Internet pharmacies that claim to be Canadian are actually located in third world countries.
3. Even drugs that are mailed from Canada may actually be from countries like India, Vietnam and Latvia.
4. You may be asked to sign a waiver that would release the online pharmacy and Canadian government from responsibility if your medicines are counterfeit, contaminated or mishandled.
5. The U.S. FDA and Surgeon General agree that there are serious safety risks with imported medicines..
  There are other ways to get the medicines you need. You don’t need to go to foreign countries like Canada. Click here for ways to save on your medicines today.
 
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Learn more about the World Health Organization's International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) and their warnings against buying medicines from rogue Web sites:

* Reporting counterfeit cases
* Fact sheet
* IMPACT FAQ
* Activities

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NBC's Dateline investigates how fake prescription drugs have popped up at pharmacies' and how this can be stopped. More >

Health Minister Announces Strategy to Protect Canadians' Supply of Safe and Affordable Prescription Drugs. More >

Arizona's and Texas' Attorneys General weigh in on legal issues surrounding imported prescription medicines.

> Click here for Arizona's opinion.
> Click here for Texas' opinion.
 
  • An FDA investigation found that nearly half of the imported drugs they intercepted from four selected countries -- India, Israel, Costa Rica, and Vanuatu -- were shipped to fill orders that consumers believed they were placing with "Canadian" pharmacies.

    Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration, December 16, 2005.
     
     
     
     
     
  • Only 15 percent of medicines claiming to be "Canadian" drugs actually originated in Canada, an FDA operation found.

    Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration, December 16, 2005.
     
     
     
     
     
  • Unregulated importation of prescription drugs "poses serious health risks," according to the 2004 Department of Health and Human Services Task Force on Drug Importation.
     
     
     
     
     
  • An FDA investigation of an illegal importation operation revealed several products that pose a risk to the public health.

    Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration, March 9, 2006.


  • Federal agencies find the volume of prescription drugs imported into the United States is substantial and increasing; FDA officials said that they cannot assure the public of the safety of drugs purchased from foreign sources outside the U.S. regulatory system. More >

    Counterfeit drugs make up one of the world's most prolific, sophisticated and rapidly growing black market industries. More >

    New Counterfeit Report Presented in Washington, DC More >

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    Read new report on fake, counterfeit drug seized in UK, Spain, Italy. More >

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    Former FDA official examines the risks of imported medicines.
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    Senator Orrin Hatch(R-UT) speaks out against importation in Roll Call. More >

    “Importation Schemes Threaten Public Health”; US Braces for Flood of Fake Drugs
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