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Online Prescription Pill Sellers Raided in Nine Countries


We have sad news to report for those of you getting your Levitra from shady Internet pharmacies -- your source might be out of business. Authorities in the U.S., England, Germany, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, and, of course, Canada raided the illegal online sellers of prescription meds.

Directed by Interpol under the codename Pangea, the crackdown comes as criminals are peddling more and more counterfeit and potentially dangerous drugs to unsuspecting buyers. In England, the raid hit twelve residences and businesses, seizing computers, documents, and "drugs claiming to treat conditions such as diabetes, impotency, obesity, hair loss and male breast growth as a side effect from bodybuilding steroid abuse."

As we've said before, there are legitimate online pharmacies that offer great deals, and you can visit the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Web site for a list of reputable sellers. Avoid the sites they don't recommend, and hopefully someday we can all stop getting emails hawking V1@gra, X@NAX, Valiu/m/. [Source: Reuters]

85% of Online Pharmacies Don't Require a Prescription, Survey Reveals

Prescription Drugs Easy to Find, Cheap to Buy Online
The Internet is a virtual cornucopia of cheaply-purchased controlled substances. Don't believe us? Just swing by your local college campus and start asking a few questions. According to a recent survey of 365 Internet pharmacies, 85 percent filled orders for prescription drugs (a majority of which were for controlled substances) without requiring a prescription. Many of the sites even flaunt this fact, clearly stating that no prescription was required, a clear violation of U.S. law.

The sites are often hard to track because they only stay up for short periods of time before moving and opening up under a new name at a new address.

These illegal pharmacies are of particular concern since the rate of abuse of prescription drugs has skyrocketed over the past few years. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 48 million Americans over the age of twelve have abused prescription drugs at some point in their lives. [Source: Reuters]

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