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Article: FDA takes actions against illegal drug import operations.
- Article from:
- Drug Week
- Article date:
- February 13, 2004
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2004 FEB 13 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Expedite-Rx, a pharmacy benefits manager; SPC Global Technologies, Ltd., an insurance claims processor; and Employer Health Options, Inc., an insurance company, all of Temple, Texas, notifying them that it considers their drug import program to be illegal and a risk to public health.
The letter accuses the firms of facilitating illegal imports of prescription drugs from Canada and misleading the public about the drugs' safety, and states that these products could present significant risk to the program's members, who include employees and retirees of ...