With the cost of pharmaceuticals at an all time high, people turn to the internet for alternatives. While there are certainly legitimate licensed pharmacies on-line, the internet has become a haven for cheap, unapproved, outdated and illegal products that are being shipped to consumers.
According to reports in Canadian newspapers, Marcia Bergeron died from taking pills she purchased over the Internet.
The Vancouver Sun:
Online drugs can prove deadly: coroner
The B.C. Coroners Service announced Tuesday that it believes Bergeron, 57, was poisoned by tainted pills she ordered online from a bogus Canadian pharmacy.
Sophos Advisory.
Spammers hack PHP websites to make money from online pharmacies.
Spam campaigns advertising internet pharmacies peddling drugs are directing users to webpages hosted on hacked innocent websites that then automatically redirect surfers to the online store.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA.Buying Medicines and Medical Products Online
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