Few Online ‘Canadian Pharmacies’ Based in Canada, FDA Says

Few Online ‘Canadian Pharmacies’ Based in Canada, FDA Says

Study Finds Most Sites Are Linked to U.S. Entities

By Brian Krebs
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 14, 2005; 6:23 AM

Most Web sites that purport to sell quality, discounted prescription drugs from online stores in Canada appear to be controlled or owned by individuals or companies located outside Canada, including many in the United States, according to a study commissioned by the Food and Drug Administration.

The study examined some 11,000 Internet pharmacies, finding that only about a thousand of those Web sites actually sold prescription drugs and that fewer than 25 percent were registered to or hosted by companies or individuals in Canada.

14 June, 2005 |

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