Antibiotics Sold Illegally in Hispanic NYC Stores
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NEW YORK  - In many Hispanic neighborhoods  in New York City, no prescription is needed to get an  antibiotic. The drugs are readily available in bodegas and  other stores, new survey results indicate.
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On Genova Street in downtown Mexico City, illegally copied CDs of music by top U.S. artists sell for 20 pesos, just under &#36;2 a piece, in tiny booths between tables overflowing with batteries, stuffed animals and cheap knockoff sunglasses. That&#039;s about one-tenth the price in nearby stores.
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Hundreds of thousands of bottles and tubes of antiseptic cream removed from sale after activists claim to have contaminated them.
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Workers at hair salons, restaurants, discount stores and other businesses are now speaking up and documenting the illegal practice.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 24, 2004 - The prescription bottle may say &quot;Made in England,&quot; but the Food and Drug Administration worries that Illinois&#39; plan to help residents buy drugs from the United Kingdom may also allow counterfeit drugs from other countries.
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A MILLION-POUND counterfeit veterinary drug operation on both sides of the border has been dismantled, it emerged yesterday. Health officials aided by police seized massive quantities of illegally manufactured
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If you&#39;re among the many in pursuit of cheaper prescriptions, you may not need to head North or South of the border to get them.
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By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Colombia  - Colombian police confiscated$600,000 in counterfeit U.S. currency from a Medellin printingshop, the first time authorities have caught anyone using aprinting press to duplicate the new, hard to copy, $20 bill.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is concerned that Illinois&#39; plan to help residents buy prescription medications from the United Kingdom may open the door to counterfeit drugs from other countries that have less-stringent drug safeguards.
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Testing revealed fake versions of Lipitor and other widely used prescription drugs ordered through Web sites linked to a Canadian pharmacy, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
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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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TIJUANA, Mexico -- Californians shopping for cheaper prescription drugs may have gotten a break when the state Legislature voted to ease access to low-cost medicines from Canada, but south of the border, bargain-hunters can pay an unexpected, traumatic cost -- time in a Mexican jail.
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Mexico said on Tuesday it had ordered supermarkets to withdraw carrot juice imported from the United States after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning linking four case of botulism to the product.
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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Some drug store customers in Binghamton, N.Y., are doing a double-take this week when they receive a bonus coupon after making a purchase...
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A drug used to treat schizophrenia was mailed to some consumers who had ordered other medications via the Internet, and several users had to seek emergency treatment because they could not breathe, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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BOSTON (CBS.MW) -- The US Food and Drug Administration may soon take legal action against states that insist on importing prescription drugs from foreign drug retailers, a senior agency official says.
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The federal government has told New York State that chemotherapy, which had been covered for illegal immigrants under a Medicaid provision, does not qualify for coverage.