ROSEMONT, Ill. – A local grocery and drug retailers workers union has said Gov. Rod Blagojevich's drug import program endangers the jobs of many retail pharmacy employees that the group represents. Associated Press Posted on Wed, Mar. 16, 2005 Read the full story at duluthsuperior.com.

In the wake of a recent report that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration seized drugs being imported from abroad intended for American citizens, Men' Health Network would like to reiterate its concern regarding drug importation. 2005/3/16 Read the full story at theconservativevoice.com.

RICHMOND, Va., March 16, 2005 /PRNewswire/ — Astonished by CanaRx's admission that it is exploring the importation of prescription drugs from India into the United States, members of the National Council of State Pharmacy Association Executives (NCSPAE) today expressed dismay that their predictions of unregulated medications infiltrating the American system could be coming true. Read the full story at pharmalive.com.

Panaji March 14: The consumer activists participating in a solidarity rally, in the city, today, resolved to draw the attention of the government, industry and the trading community in Goa, of the implications of introducing genetically modified foods, the amendment to the Patent Act and the availability of counterfeit, spurious and adulterated goods in the local market. NT Staff Reporter…

Gov. Blagojevich on Sunday tried to drum up interest in his flagging drug-import pharmacy, which so far has attracted fewer than 1 in 1,000 residents. March 14, 2005 Read the full story at suntimes.com.

Pharmaceutical companies and governments are not doing enough to combat the problem of drug counterfeiting, which is developing into an international health crisis, claim researchers. 14/03/2005 Read the full story at in-pharmatechnologist.com.

14/03/2005 – Two top drugstores in the US state of Florida are seeking an exemption from legislation requiring a strict paper-based pedigree for drugs throughout the supply chain, on the grounds that it is too expensive to comply. Read the full story at in-pharmatechnologist.com.

PATENT medicine dealers at the Ariaria International Market, Aba, Abia State, have surrendered unwholesome drugs and foods valued at more than N30 million to National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Posted to the web March 14, 2005 Read the full story at allafrica.com.