The State of New Jersey filed a complaint against eight online pharmacies, which is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Miami and Miami Beach, Florida, Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona and San Antonio, Texas, has thrown the sale of these drugs as prescribed Viagra Propecia, Xenical, and without a licence.
New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act, pharmacists and doctors to issue a permit, the state Division of Consumer Affairs. Any violation of this could face fines of $ 7,500 to $ 30,000 (U.S. $).
In Probing pharmacies, investigators using aliases for a dozen credit card purchases of drugs between $ 100 and $ 300. The only requirements were to complete a history and pay $ 65 for a medical consultation.
Given that the volume of traffic of drugs prescribed turnover of missiles, an increasing number of illegal pharmacies like mushrooms to meet the needs of customers, prescription drugs, but did not want the effort of the visit of a doctor.
No one is illegal pursuit of online sales rules, but a recent report published by Forrester Research predicts that online sales by pharmacies are legitimate total $ 15 billion in 2004.
President Clinton recently announced it is considering a bill before the U.S. Congress is that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) new powers to check and certify hundreds of sites filling recipes. These sites, which continues against the new rules would be a risk that $ 500000 fines for each offence.
At least one member of Congress, U.S. House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley (R-Virginia), said that the new law is unnecessary because the sale of drugs without valid prescription is illegal under the laws in force. Bliley also believes that the move with the States Rights feet implementation of the laws of prescription drugs.