The Chicago Tribune (10/16) reports that the FDA
in "recent years has confiscated millions of dollars worth of counterfeit
and other illegal medicine" sold online. The agency, in "partnership
with international regulatory, customs and law enforcement agencies from 100
countries, shut down thousands of Internet pharmacies selling illegal drugs and
seized about $10.5 million worth of pharmaceuticals during a weeklong crackdown
on counterfeit and unapproved medications that began in late September. But
such enforcement action isn't nearly enough to stop the proliferation of phony
medicine." The FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Office of Compliance
Director Ilisa Bernstein said, "This is a drop in the bucket. ... We may
have some impact on these 4,100 websites, but they can pop up days or weeks
later using another URL and another way to deceive consumers."
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