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Pharmacies (mail order)

Note:  I've moved the actual listing of overseas pharmacies to  http://www.qualitycounts.com/stores/overseas.html

• Are we throwing away 'expired' medications too soon? - CNN.com, 10/8/12 - "A new laboratory analysis of eight prescription drugs that expired between 28 and 40 years ago has found that most have remained just as potent as they were on the day they were made ... Overall, the eight drugs included 14 different active ingredients, including aspirin, codeine and hydrocodone"
• Quality problems more likely in offshore drug plants, study suggests - Science Daily, 9/6/11 - "drugs produced in Puerto Rican plants owned and operated by U.S. pharmaceutical firms were more likely to have quality problems than those produced by the same firm in a matched plant on the United States mainland ... The most effective way to improve quality standards in offshore plants may be to rotate managers and line employees from mainland plants with well-established quality programs ... "One of the managers I spoke to currently in a Puerto Rican plant said it best: No one here knows what it looks like to run a world-class operation in terms of quality control,""
• Are Generics As Good As Brand-Name Drugs - Dr. Weil, 1/8/08
• FDA Warns About Fake Internet Drugs - WebMD, 5/2/07 - "The FDA today strongly cautioned consumers about purchasing drugs from 24 web sites that may be involved in the distribution of counterfeit drugs"
• Consumer Alert! Buying controlled substances prescription drugs on-line may be illegal. - usdoj.gov
• From Adderall to Xanax, It's All for Sale Online - ABC News, 3/15/06
• Finding Deals On Prescription Drugs - CBS 2 Chicago, 5/5/05
• Canada may shut down Internet drug trade - MSNBC, 1/5/05
• What to Avoid When Buying Drugs Online - WebMD, 11/17/04
• Regulators Smooth Microchip Drug Tracking - WebMD, 11/15/04
• Tablet Splitting Can Save You a Bundle - WebMD, 11/11/04
• Mail Order Drugs May Lose Potency - WebMD, 10/27/04
• Report: Cheaper drugs can be found in U.S. - MSNBC, 10/6/04
• Buying Drugs Online - WebMD, 9/15/04
• Buying Drugs Across the Border - WebMD, 9/15/04
• FDA: Drug imports pave way for counterfeits - MSNBC, 8/24/04
• Feds Alarmed at Internet Rx Sales - WebMD, 7/22/04
• Most Prescription Drug Imports Illegal - WebMD, 9/30/03
• FDA Battles Counterfeit Drugs - CBS News, 9/26/03 - "Serono started the program last fall, after a rash of Serostim counterfeits. No fakes have been detected since ... Fake drugs are proving an increasing challenge to the FDA, which has investigated more than 20 counterfeiting cases a year since 2000 ... Fueling the problem is the increasing popularity of buying drugs via Internet sites, some that ship from overseas with no controls to guarantee the medicine is what's advertised" - I'd be interested in a study on which is the larger problem, counterfeit drugs or people not taking their medications because they can't afford them. - Ben
• The True Cost of Prescription Drug Caps - WebMD, 7/9/03
• Bush easing access to generic drugs - USA Today, 6/12/03 - "Also under the rules change, the FDA would reduce the time required for approval of an application to produce generic drugs. Currently, the process takes 20 months. The change would shave at least three months off that timetable"
• FDA: Counterfeit Drug Problem Grows - Intelihealth, 6/12/03
• Soaring Internet Drug Sales Raise Safety, Legal Concerns - Psychiatric News, 6/6/03
• FDA uncovers more fake Lipitor - USA Today, 6/3/03
• Fake Drugs Show Up In U.S. Pharmacies - Intelihealth, 5/15/03
• Online Pharmacies Unsafe, Costl - WebMD, 4/8/03
• FDA Cracks Down On Canadian Drugs - CBS News, 3/23/03
• Web-Savvy Seniors Can Save On Drugs - WebMD, 1/22/03 - "By clicking on the Web site [www.BenefitsCheckUp.Org], families can complete a brief questionnaire to obtain a personalized report with all the programs a person might be eligible for and detailed instructions on how to enroll"
• Americans Look North For Cheap Drugs - CBS News, 1/21/03
• FDA Tries To Plug Risky Drug Loophole - Intelihealth, 12/10/02
• Look Who's Running Drugs - Time Magazine, 7/29/02 - "Canadian price controls and the weak Canadian dollar mean that popular prescription drugs in Canada can be 35% to 80% less expensive than their U.S. counterparts" - Note:  I've added the Canadian drugstores mentioned in this article to my overseas pharmacies web page.
• House Says Yes to Cheaper Drug Imports - WebMD, 7/12/01
• House approves mail-order purchase of drugs - USA Today, 7/12/01
• Are Generic Drugs As Good? - Intelihealth, 7/19/00
• Visiting la Farmacía - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
• Information on Importation of Drugs - FDA
• Purchasing Medications Outside the United States - FDA