FDA ‘dangerous drugs’ warning
p2pnet news | Off Topic:- Don’t even think about buying drugs online, says the US Food and Drug Administration.
“Siriwat Thiptaradol, FDA secretary-general, yesterday said consumers should avoid buying drugs via the internet because most of these drugs were bogus and contained dangerous or ineffective substances that could be lethal,” says the Bangkok Post.
Most counterfeit medicines sold online are for, “treating erectile dysfunction and diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, paralysis and Parkinson’s,” says the story, adding .
“Sellers usually required consumers to transfer money to their bank accounts before sending the fake drugs through courier services and the post.”
Also See:
Bangkok Post – FDA warns consumers about fake drugs sold on the internet, December 12, 2007
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December 12th, 2007 at 11:56 am
This is a shoddy article.
January 30th, 2008 at 7:18 am
it’s not the charge of the FDA to promise 1 to 3 Inches growth of you know what. Maybe it should be! I wonder what they would come up with then.