2004, ISBN: 9781234314392

Rarebooksclub.com. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 490 pages. LC Number: KF26 . G674 2004g OCLC Number: (OCoLC)60194654 Subject: Internet pharmacies -- Govern… Mehr…

Rarebooksclub.com. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 490 pages. LC Number: KF26 . G674 2004g OCLC Number: (OCoLC)60194654 Subject: Internet pharmacies -- Government policy -- United States. Excerpt: . . . 7 screening more than 700 pharmaceutical parcels every day - and remember, these agents and inspectors have lots of other respon-sibilities, too. They are charged, for example, with screening pack-ages for firearms, nuclear material, counterfeit currency, and other contraband items. Millions of packages containing pharmaceutical products were imported into the United States last year and in 2003, and an esti-mated 1. 1 billion worth of prescription drugs were imported into the United States solely from Canada. Internet pharmacies have contributed to this increase and to the ongoing strain on our en-forcement resources. While some of these Internet pharmacies are based in the United States, many others are based in foreign coun-tries which makes them harder to investigate, inspect, and shut down. Recent research indicates, for example, that the top coun-tries of origin for imported medications include Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. While Federal agencies such as FDA, Customs, DEA, and the Department of Justice have successfully taken enforcement ac-tions against both domestic and foreign Internet pharmacies and associated physicians in the past, these agencies face a host of en-forcement issues with scarce resources. In an age of global ter-rorism where these same agencies are charged with protecting the public from dirty bombs, heroin sales, and chemical and biological weapons, it is tough to believe that stopping Internet pharmacies will become a top priority. There is also, again, the larger issue of drug reimportation. The importation of prescription drugs happens every day in this coun-try, whether it is through private individuals purchasing drugs through the Internet, or a busload of seniors traveling to Canada to buy cheaper drugs from their drug stores there. . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., Rarebooksclub.com<

2004, ISBN: 9781234314392

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 490 pages. LC Number: KF26 . G674 2004g OCLC Number: (OCoLC)60194654 Subject: Internet pharmacies -- Government… Mehr…

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 490 pages. LC Number: KF26 . G674 2004g OCLC Number: (OCoLC)60194654 Subject: Internet pharmacies -- Government policy -- United States. Excerpt: . . . 7 screening more than 700 pharmaceutical parcels every day - and remember, these agents and inspectors have lots of other respon-sibilities, too. They are charged, for example, with screening pack-ages for firearms, nuclear material, counterfeit currency, and other contraband items. Millions of packages containing pharmaceutical products were imported into the United States last year and in 2003, and an esti-mated 1. 1 billion worth of prescription drugs were imported into the United States solely from Canada. Internet pharmacies have contributed to this increase and to the ongoing strain on our en-forcement resources. While some of these Internet pharmacies are based in the United States, many others are based in foreign coun-tries which makes them harder to investigate, inspect, and shut down. Recent research indicates, for example, that the top coun-tries of origin for imported medications include Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. While Federal agencies such as FDA, Customs, DEA, and the Department of Justice have successfully taken enforcement ac-tions against both domestic and foreign Internet pharmacies and associated physicians in the past, these agencies face a host of en-forcement issues with scarce resources. In an age of global ter-rorism where these same agencies are charged with protecting the public from dirty bombs, heroin sales, and chemical and biological weapons, it is tough to believe that stopping Internet pharmacies will become a top priority. There is also, again, the larger issue of drug reimportation. The importation of prescription drugs happens every day in this coun-try, whether it is through private individuals purchasing drugs through the Internet, or a busload of seniors traveling to Canada to buy cheaper drugs from their drug stores there. . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<