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Create A Problem to Solve A Problem; An Internet Canadian Pharmacy Originator Loses His License

By Robert David, Esq.

In case where it appears the governments of the Untied States and Canada to stop a practice they disfavored, created a worse problem, the originator of the Canadian internet pharmacy business model gave up his license to practice pharmacy in Manitoba, Canada after it was alleged he had been selling misbranded and counterfeit prescription drugs. The story is somewhat more complicated than that. Prior to the passage of the Medicare Part D prescription drug act, the purchase of name brand prescription drugs from Canada was becoming a significant business. Canada has price controls on prescription drugs and a name brand medication can be purchased in Canada for a significant discount over those purchased in the United States. Seniors and uninsureds looking for cheaper drugs found access to Canadian drugs either through storefront brokers in the United States or over the internet...continue to full post

Full post as published by Health Care Fraud Blog on February 25, 2010 (boomark / email).