ADVISORY/Clinton to Call for FDA Regulation of Online Pharmacies.Business Editors, Health Writers ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 28, 1999 TOPIC: In a move against the illegal sale of prescription medication over the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises Clinton Administration Noun 1. Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton executive - persons who administer the law is expected to ask the Food and Drug Administration to regulate online pharmaceutical sites, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. . Under the proposal, Web sites selling prescription medicine must comply to federal rules or will face harsh penalties, and the FDA's powers would be strengthened to investigate suspicious e-pharmacies. The proposal also imposes fines of up to $500,000 for online pharmacies that sell medication without first obtaining a prescription. Experts say the new laws New Laws: see Las Casas, Bartolomé de. will help consumers distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent online pharmacies, and will help ensure public safety. A pharmacy industry group recently imposed a set of voluntary guidelines for online pharmacies to follow, but the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. reportedly says those rules fall short, because the standards are not obligatory. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor Henry George Henry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American political economist and the most influential proponent of the "Single Tax" on land. He was the author of Progress and Poverty, written in 1879. Grabowski of Duke University is a pharmaceutical industry expert and can speak on government regulation of business. 919/660-1839 919/684-8111 Ian Sutcliffe is president, Mediconsult.com. His area of expertise includes online pharmaceuticals and prescriptions. 617/969-9192, 905/415-6174 isutcliffe@mediconsult.com mjmortell@corporateink.com Dr. Charles Duncan The name Charles Duncan may refer to:
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