More than one fourth of the Chinese health supplements currently available are not officially authorized or present false information on their packaging, reported the Beijing News Friday citing a recent survey. May 16, 2005 Read the full story at english.people.com.

Big drug companies and federal regulators have spent several years warning American consumers and politicians about the dangers of importing prescription drugs from Canada and other countries. By Christopher Rowland, May 15, 2005 Read the full story at boston.com.

As president of the Maine Pharmacy Association, I know firsthand the power of medicine in people's lives. The right medicine, dispensed by the right trained professional, can result in greater quality of life for a patient. Christopher R. Gauthier Sunday, May 15, 2005 Read the full story at mainetoday.com.

In his role as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Mike Leavitt has a warning for consumers: Beware of buying prescription drugs on the Internet. By Carey Hamilton 05/14/2005 Read the full story at sltrib.com.

NEW DELHI: The new bill to check manufacture and sale of spurious drugs proposes a life sentence for serious and repeated offences related to it. This is a dilution from the earlier proposal to allot capital punishment for such offences. TIMES NEWS NETWORK THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2005 Read the full story at economictimes.indiatimes.com.

OTTAWA — Pharmacists and doctors warn that a U.S. plan to legalize the bulk importation of pharmaceuticals from Canada will cause drug shortages, increase the cost of medicine and reduce the number of professionals available to fill prescriptions. By GLORIA GALLOWAY Wednesday, May 11, 2005 Read the full story at theglobeandmail.com.

OTTAWA — Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he's considering a ban on bulk exports of drugs to the United States in order to head off potential drug shortages in Canada. By CP Wed, May 11, 2005 Read the full story at canoe.ca.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public about the sale of counterfeit versions of Lipitor, Viagra, and an unapproved product promoted as "generic Evista" to U.S. consumers at pharmacies in Mexican border towns. May 10, 2005 Read the full story at fda.gov.

WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) – The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday it was investigating complaints against several Internet-based companies offering impotence and other drugs via mail order. Reuters 10 May 2005 Read the full story at alertnet.org.