LANSING — State House Democrats say Michigan residents could save big on prescription drugs if the state joins a program letting them purchase medicines from Canada and other countries. By David Eggert, Associated Press July 25, 2005 Read the full story at freep.com.

With the cost of a dozen daily prescriptions routinely eating into his wallet, John McClure decided years ago to cut his spending by cutting his pills. With his doctor's go-ahead, the cardiac patient buys double doses of certain medicines and then splits the drugs in half – effectively stretching a month's supply for two months. By Maria M. Perotin July…

When Florida authorities raided a group of Internet-based pharmacies last week, a ripple of anxiety spread among people who use no-questions-asked Web sites to order powerful pain-killers and psychoactive drugs. July 21, 2005 Read the full story at news-journalonline.com.

The medication you rely on to treat a critical illness may be fake. In other words, it may be ineffective and maybe even harmful. Problem pills are making their way into hospitals and pharmacies and prosecutors found a connection to a Kissimmee wholesaler. July 21, 2005 Read the full story at wftv.com.

IMPAC announced a new accreditation process for the wholesale pharmaceutical industry to address the safety of the drug supply domestically and internationally. July 21, 2005 Read the full story at arrivenet.com.

MIAMI — A company was fined $10,000 Wednesday for selling phony, and potentially tainted, surgical mesh and was ordered to destroy all of the remaining counterfeit product. By the Associated Press July 20, 2005 Read the full story at sun-sentinel.com.

The US has the highest prices for medicines in the world, so five American states have decided to import them from Australia. The governors of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, and Wisconsin, Jim Doyle, announced the plan because they feared that US drug companies could cut off access to cheaper drugs from Canada. By Mark Coultan July 20, 2005 Read the full…