OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will soon announce measures to clamp down on Internet pharmacies that send cheap medicine to the United States, often without Canadian doctors seeing the patients, Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said on Thursday. REUTERS Thursday, June 23, 2005 Read the full story at metronews.ca.

Millions of Americans will go shopping today and judge whether to buy that handbag or pair of jeans that looks authentic but seems to be too cheap to be genuine. Counterfeit products of all sorts are commonly on sale in towns across the USA. If those jeans turn out to be fake then so what? The worst that can happen…

HAMILTON (CP) – Police seized an unknown quantity of counterfeit heart medication from a local pharmacy Wednesday in what investigators say could be part of a disturbing and growing trend in medicinal counterfeiting in Canada. Canadian Press Friday, June 17, 2005 Read the full story at canada.com.

Counterfeiting is one of the biggest issues relating to brand protection that consumer product companies and brand owners face. 17 June 2005 Read the full story at legalweek.com.

PROVIDENCE — The Health Department's proposal to require Canadian pharmacies to obtain $5 million in liability insurance if they want a state license sets the bar so high that it would undermine a new state law, several speakers said at a hearing yesterday. BY FELICE J. FREYER, Journal Medical Writer Thursday, June 16, 2005 Read the full story at projo.com.

HAMILTON — Police are investigating after officers discovered fake heart medication being dispensed at a Hamilton pharmacy. Broadcast News June 16, 2005 Read the full story at canada.com.

HAMILTON (CP) – Police seized an unknown quantity of counterfeit heart medication from a local pharmacy Wednesday in what investigators say could be part of a disturbing and growing trend in medicinal counterfeiting in Canada. Canadian Press Thursday, June 16, 2005 Read the full story at canada.com.

13 Jun 2005, 17:46 GMT – The free service is the brainchild of the Partnership for Safe Medicines, a coalition of patient, physician, pharmacist, university, industry and professional organizations. It works by monitoring government counterfeit alerts and disseminating relevant information to the public, eliminating the need for consumers to actively research fake drugs on government web sites. Read the full…