FDA Targets 136 Websites For Illegal Sale of Drugs
By Anna Johnson on December 3rd, 2009The United States Federal Drug Agency (FDA) used the recent ‘International Internet Week of Action (IIWA)’ to target 136 websites that appeared to be engaged in the illegal sale of unapproved or misbranded drugs to U.S. consumers.
Working in conjunction with the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and the Office of Regulatory Affairs, Office of Enforcement, the FDA issued 22 warning letters to the operators of these websites and notified Internet service providers and domain name registrars that the websites were selling products in violation of U.S. law.
In many cases, because of these violations, Internet service providers and domain name registrars may have grounds to terminate the websites and suspend the use of domain names.
The IIWA is an initiative sponsored by the International Criminal Police Organization, the World Health Organization’s International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force, the Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime, and national health and law enforcement agencies from 24 participating countries.
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