Wrong Pills Shipped to Online Drug Buyers
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Consumers who thought they were purchasing sleep aids, antidepressants and other drugs over the Internet instead were shipped a powerful antipsychotic, sending some unwitting victims to the emergency room, federal health officials warned yesterday.
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As many as half of the Viagra anti-impotence pills sold on the Internet could be counterfeit, British scientists said on Tuesday.
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In a Sept. 28 story about the interception of drugs purportedly sent from Canada, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the medications had been ordered by Americans from the Web site www.CanadaRx.com. The drugs were ordered through www.CanadaRx.net.
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Health officials report that some consumers buying sleep aids and antidepressants over the web receive powerful anti-psychotics that send some to the ER. By the Associated Press.
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Importing cheaper drugs from up north isn't as simple as it seems
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By Gregory Lopes, The Washington Times  Feb. 17--Patients ordering drugs online for depression and insomnia  instead received schizophrenia medication that caused them to seek emergency  medical treatment for breathing problems, the Food and Drug Administration  learned yesterday.
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Despite rising drug costs and increased pressure to import cheaper drugs from abroad, a Pew study finds that not many Americans buy prescription drugs through the internet. Most feel drugs purchased online are not as safe.
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Half the Viagra tablets sold on the internet may be fakes, the British Pharmaceutical Conference in Manchester was told yesterday by London University researchers who have developed a way of identifying imitations.
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CHICAGO - Ignoring a federal ban on prescription drug imports, Illinois' governor announced Tuesday that the state would have an online clearinghouse running within a month to help residents purchase drugs from Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom.    The state won't import the drugs itself, but plans to contract with a Canadian company to connect state residents with foreign pharmacies that have been approved by state health inspectors...
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'If you sell illegal medicines, we will stop you' Healthcare regulators have raided a series of UK web businesses believed to be connected to the illegal offering of prescription drugs on the internet.â¦
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TORONTO - Canadians must stop Americans from using Internet pharmacies to raid its medicine chest or face a drug shortage, a coalition of Canadian groups representing seniors, pharmacies and patients has warned.    The groups, claiming to represent 10 million Canadians, or about one-third the population, called on the Canadian government Monday to ban prescription drug exports...
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Some want tighter control of ads, in part to stem overuse of pills.
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Â· Inquiry slams mis-prescribing of drugsÂ· Doctors 'ignoring official guidelines'
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The same brand names are sometimes  used for different drugs in different countries, posing a risk  for people who import cheaper medicines from abroad, a U.S.  group warned on Thursday.
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Big pharmaceutical companies are testing new tracking technology they hope will help them spot counterfeit drugs before they reach consumers' medicine cabinets.
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WASHINGTON - The government said Tuesday that intercepted drugs purportedly sent from Canada were made and shipped elsewhere, had been subject to Canadian recall and had cheaper generic counterparts in the United States.
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WASHINGTON  - The US Food and Drug Administration (news - web sites) (FDA (news - web sites)) banned the import of two male sexual stimulant diet supplements sold on the Internet, saying they contain an undeclared prescription drug ingredient.