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Drug racket busted, 75 medicine brands seized

June 7, 2005
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Drug bill may win OK today

June 5, 2005
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CARSON CITY — A bill to help Nevadans buy lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada is expected to win final approval today. By ED VOGEL, REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU Sunday, June 05, 2005 Read the full story at reviewjournal.com.

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Man caught with 22,000 fake Viagra pills

June 4, 2005
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A man caught trying to offload 22,000 fake Viagra tablets at a Heathrow Airport hotel has appeared in court. Saturday, 4th June 2005 Read the full story at lse.co.uk.

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Canada House committee urges bulk drug export ban

June 3, 2005
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada's parliamentary health committee, nervously eyeing U.S. legislative moves to buy cheap Canadian drugs, has called for a ban on the bulk exports of foreign-made pharmaceuticals. By Randall Palmer Fri June 3, 2005 Read the full story at reuters.ca.

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Liang BA.* Over The Virtual and Geographic Borders: Understanding Importation and Counterfeit Drugs. Cal W Int Law J. 2005 Jun 3;36(1):7-18

June 3, 2005
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Abstract. U.S. citizens depend extensively on medicines for health and quality of life. Yet a major problem attends the drug supply: counterfeit medicines. Although currently the United States has a relatively safe, closed system, it has not been immune to counterfeits, and harm associated with counterfeits has occurred here. Further, because terrorist activities have been connected to counterfeit production, and…

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Liang BA.* International Drug Importation: Issues in Public Policy, Patient Safety, and the Public Health. Cal W Int Law J. 2005 Jun 3;36(1):1-6

June 3, 2005
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Abstract. This issue of the California Western International Law Journal memorializes the proceedings of the First Annual San Diego Health Policy Conference, International Drug Importation: Issues in Public Policy, Patient Safety, and the Public Health. Leaders from medicine, law, public policy, academia, and patient care groups gathered together on June 3-4, 2005 to discuss the issue of international drug importation…

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Herb Weisbaum: Avoid Counterfeit Mexican Drugs

June 2, 2005
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SEATTLE – No trip to Mexico would be complete without bringing back a few souvenirs. But do yourself a favor, skip the prescription drugs. By Herb Weisbaum June 2, 2005 Read the full story at komo1000news.com.

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Official: Proposed regulations may hamstring licensing process for Canadian pharmacies

June 2, 2005
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PROVIDENCE — If new regulations proposed for licensing pharmacies from Canada to sell drugs in Rhode Island are approved, a top Health Department official said Wednesday, "I would be very surprised to see anyone from Canada get licensed. Jim Baron 06/02/2005 Read the full story at zwire.com.

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From a strip joint to CVS: Bogus drugs threaten health

May 31, 2005
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After undergoing a liver transplant in 2001, New York teen Tim Fagan was given a prescription for Epogen, a drug to combat anemia. But each time his parents injected him, he would scream in agony from crippling spasms. His physicians were baffled. USA Today May 31, 2005 Read the full story at news.yahoo.com.

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SupplyScape and Unisys Pilot Pharmaceutical Industry’s First Electronic Pedigree System for Commercial Drugs

May 31, 2005
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Unisys Corporation (NYSE:UIS) and SupplyScape Corporation today announced an innovative pilot, which will be the first step to help secure the flow of prescription medicines from factory to pharmacy counter. The companies anticipate that the project will lead to the establishment of a national standard tracking system, which could help increase consumer safety and stem pharmaceutical companies' growing losses from…

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