The Internet Drug Bazaar

IT 361By : Norah Al

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INTRODUCTION

• In today's rapidly changing world of e-commerce, almost anything can be bought over the Internet and delivered right to your front door .

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Prescription medicationExamined

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INTRODUCTION

• The availability of medication over the Internet presents a vexing and complex challenge to state and federal agencies charged with enforcing drug laws.

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• This problem has recently led to the Commerce Committee of the U.S. House hold hearings on the subject in an effort to understand what is involved with this new type of medicine.

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• These are just two examples of an illegal Internet pharmacies distributing drugs such as Ritalin, Xanax, Vicodin, and other highly addictive drugs.

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• The International Narcotics Control Board, a U.N. narcotics watchdog agency.

• Trafficking in illegal prescription drugs now equals or exceeds the sale of heroin, cocaine, and amphetamines.

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• 8 percent of the bulk drugs imported into the United States in 2010 are counterfeit or substandard.

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The dangers :

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• MarkMonitor, a company specializing in online brand protection.

• A Google search on “drugs no prescription" returns over 16 million results.

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• The FDA has issued warnings that a number of consumers who had purchased ambien, Xanax, and Lexapro online from several different web sites.

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• In 2009, the FDA issued a warning to these firms that their search engine ads violated laws that required them to clearly State the risks of drugs they are marketing.

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• Online pharmacies remain alluring and are one of the fastest growing business models.

• The main attraction of online drug sites is price. such as Canada, the United Kingdom, and European countries, as well as India and Mexico.

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• In September 2010, Cengress planned to meet with ICANN, the manager of the Internet’s domain name system, to discuss ways to identify and crack down on online pharmacies.

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• The food and drug administration recommends that consumers look for the national association of boards of pharmacy (NABP) verified internet pharmacy practices sites (VIPPS) seal.

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• So far,23 major Internet pharmacies have signed on, including Drugstore.com, Caremark.com, CVS.com, walgreens.com, and many other U.S.

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Advices :

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References :

• http://jtlp.org/vol5/issue2/medicine.html

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