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Pharmacies (mail order)
Note: I've moved the actual listing of
overseas pharmacies to
http://www.qualitycounts.com/stores/overseas.html
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Quality problems more likely in offshore drug plants, study suggests -
Science Daily, 9/6/11 - "drugs produced in Puerto
Rican plants owned and operated by U.S. pharmaceutical firms were more
likely to have quality problems than those produced by the same firm in a
matched plant on the United States mainland ... The most effective way to
improve quality standards in offshore plants may be to rotate managers and
line employees from mainland plants with well-established quality programs
... "One of the managers I spoke to currently in a Puerto Rican plant said
it best: No one here knows what it looks like to run a world-class operation
in terms of quality control,""
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Are Generics As Good As Brand-Name Drugs - Dr. Weil, 1/8/08
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FDA Warns About Fake Internet Drugs - WebMD, 5/2/07 -
"The FDA today strongly cautioned
consumers about purchasing drugs from 24 web sites that may be involved in
the distribution of counterfeit drugs"
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Consumer
Alert! Buying controlled substances prescription drugs on-line may be
illegal. - usdoj.gov
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From Adderall to Xanax, It's All for Sale Online - ABC News, 3/15/06
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Finding
Deals On Prescription Drugs - CBS 2 Chicago, 5/5/05
- Canada may
shut down Internet drug trade - MSNBC, 1/5/05
- What to Avoid When Buying Drugs Online - WebMD,
11/17/04
- Regulators Smooth Microchip Drug Tracking - WebMD,
11/15/04
- Tablet Splitting Can Save You a Bundle - WebMD,
11/11/04
- Mail Order Drugs May Lose Potency - WebMD,
10/27/04
- Report:
Cheaper drugs can be found in U.S. - MSNBC,
10/6/04
- Buying Drugs Online - WebMD, 9/15/04
- Buying Drugs Across the Border - WebMD, 9/15/04
- FDA: Drug
imports pave way for counterfeits - MSNBC, 8/24/04
- Feds Alarmed at Internet Rx Sales - WebMD, 7/22/04
- Most Prescription Drug Imports Illegal - WebMD,
9/30/03
- FDA Battles Counterfeit Drugs - CBS News, 9/26/03
- "Serono
started the program last fall, after a rash of
Serostim counterfeits. No
fakes have been detected since ... Fake drugs are proving an increasing
challenge to the FDA, which has investigated more than 20 counterfeiting
cases a year since 2000 ... Fueling the problem is the increasing popularity
of buying drugs via Internet sites, some that ship from overseas with no
controls to guarantee the medicine is what's advertised" - I'd be
interested in a study on which is the larger problem, counterfeit drugs or
people not taking their medications because they can't afford them. - Ben
- The True Cost of Prescription Drug Caps - WebMD,
7/9/03
- Bush easing access to generic drugs - USA Today,
6/12/03 - "Also under the rules change, the FDA would reduce the time required for
approval of an application to produce generic drugs. Currently, the process
takes 20 months. The change would shave at least three months off that
timetable"
- FDA: Counterfeit Drug Problem Grows -
Intelihealth, 6/12/03
- Soaring Internet Drug Sales Raise Safety, Legal Concerns
- Psychiatric News, 6/6/03
- FDA uncovers more fake Lipitor - USA Today, 6/3/03
- Fake Drugs Show Up In U.S. Pharmacies -
Intelihealth, 5/15/03
- Online Pharmacies Unsafe, Costl - WebMD, 4/8/03
- FDA Cracks Down On Canadian Drugs - CBS News,
3/23/03
- Web-Savvy Seniors Can Save On Drugs - WebMD,
1/22/03 - "By clicking on the Web
site [www.BenefitsCheckUp.Org],
families can complete a brief questionnaire to obtain a personalized report
with all the programs a person might be eligible for and detailed
instructions on how to enroll"
- Americans Look North For Cheap Drugs - CBS News,
1/21/03
- FDA Tries To Plug Risky Drug Loophole -
Intelihealth, 12/10/02
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Look Who's Running Drugs - Time Magazine, 7/29/02 -
"Canadian price controls and the weak Canadian dollar mean that popular
prescription drugs in Canada can be 35% to 80% less expensive than their
U.S. counterparts" - Note: I've added the Canadian drugstores
mentioned in this article to my overseas
pharmacies web page.
- House Says Yes to Cheaper Drug Imports - WebMD,
7/12/01
- House approves mail-order purchase of drugs - USA
Today, 7/12/01
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Are Generic Drugs As Good? - Intelihealth, 7/19/00
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Visiting la Farmacía - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Information on
Importation of Drugs - FDA
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Purchasing Medications Outside the United States - FDA
- Purchasing hGH in Tijuana
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