Press Releases
Partnership for Safe Medicines Supports Stronger Online Pharmacy Regulation
WASHINGTON (June 25, 2008) – The Partnership for Safe Medicines, a group of organizations and individuals dedicated to protect consumers from counterfeit medicines, issued the following statement regarding yesterday's House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security hearing on “Online Pharmacies and the Problem of Internet Drug Abuse” and the proposed “Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008” (H.R. 6353 and S. 980).
The Partnership for Safe Medicines commends the members of this subcommittee and Representatives Stupak, Smith and Bono Mack for addressing a major safety issue associated with online drug access—the sale of controlled substances over the Internet without a valid prescription.
Consumer Protection Group Supports IP Enforcement to Combat Counterfeit Drugs
WASHINGTON (June 17, 2008) – The Partnership for Safe Medicines, a group of organizations and individuals dedicated to protect consumers from counterfeit medicines, issued the following statement regarding today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on “Protecting Consumers by Protecting Intellectual Property.”
The Partnership for Safe Medicines applauds the Committee for recognizing that enforcement of intellectual property (IP) laws are an important way to combat the sale of unsafe or substandard products, such as counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Time and time again, we have seen imitations of FDA-approved drugs contaminated with harmful or unsafe materials, as well as counterfeits containing nonstandard amounts of active ingredients that affect the integrity of the medication.
New Law Stops Criminals Who Sell Fake Drugs
Partnership for Safe Medicines applauds anti-counterfeiting efforts in Florida.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14, 2008) – The Partnership for Safe Medicines praised Florida lawmakers for unanimously passing the Anti-Counterfeiting Act, a critical piece of legislation that increases penalties for counterfeiting activities. The act, introduced by Representative Andy Gardiner (R-Orlando) in the House and Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla (R-Miami) in the Senate, awaits signature by Governor Charlie Crist.
Partnership for Safe Medicines Applauds FDA Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, DC (May 1, 2008) – The Partnership for Safe Medicines, a group of organizations and individuals dedicated to protect consumers from counterfeit medicines, issued the following statement regarding today's hearing on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Globalization Act of 2008 held by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Health.
Dubbed by supporters as the “FDA reform bill,” the Partnership for Safe Medicines thanks Rep. John Dingell and other members of the Committee for moving this legislation forward. Recent events have demonstrated that reform is necessary, and overdue.
Partnership for Safe Medicines Supports Change in Foreign Inspection Process
WASHINGTON, DC (April 29, 2008) – The Partnership for Safe Medicines, a group of organizations and individuals dedicated to protect consumers from counterfeit medicines, issued the following statement regarding today's hearing on the examination of the events leading up to the distribution of contaminated heparin and Chinese plant inspections held by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
The Partnership for Safe Medicines applauds the Subcommittee for recognizing the importance and urgency of eliminating contaminated drugs. Unfortunately, this recent case of heparin contamination is just one example of the increasingly global problem of counterfeit drugs sold to an unsuspecting public.