one less source for Viagra on the Internet
From: Bruce Speyer (bruce.speyer@medispecialty.com)
Wed, 09 Aug 2000 10:56:10 -0500
Norfolk Men's Clinic, the self-proclaimed "world's largest
Internet-based seller of Viagra" is reeling from federal criminal
charges brought against its principal owners and All International, a
Florida-based wholesale distributor. The indictments allege the rogue
pharmacy sold pharmaceuticals to people who did not have valid
prescriptions written by a licensed medical practitioner. U.S.
Attorney Redding Pitt says the Web pharmacy used a computer to create
bogus scripts bearing the name of a Rumanian doctor. The phony
pharmacy is said to have processed orders worth up to $54.6 million
from customers in the U.S., the UK, France, Argentina, Spain, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, and Macau. Over 95 percent were
for Viagra. The remainder was divided among lifestyle drugs Propecia
and Xenical and, surprisingly, mainstream ethical products Celebrex
and Claritin-D. In addition to violations of the Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act, the company is being charged with money laundering and
mail fraud for sending Rx drugs to consumers in packages labeled
"letters and cards" and "herbal products."
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