The United States placed India on a special trade blacklist last week, a move some public health advocates said was retaliation for the country allowing generic versions of expensive drugs preferred by the U.S. government… The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative objected to aspects of India’s patent system in their latest report.
The FDA has a campaign called BeSafeRx: Know Your Online Pharmacy to raise awareness of the dangers of buying medicines from fake online pharmacies and to provide resources to help US consumers buy safely.
Here is what the FDA highlights in one of their their videos
About buying Medicine online
You may get a fake drug, with the wrong ingredients
Your condition may get worse
You may experience a bad reaction
About learning how to be Safe
Identify signs of a fraudulent pharmacy
Get a prescription
Get to know your online pharmacy and only buy from a legal one
Take medicine as directed
Some thoughts
Although there are many legitimate online pharmacies, others aren’t licensed in the United States — and some aren’t pharmacies at all. So while buying prescriptions online can save time and even money, it’s important to be selective about which sites to use. Even though I think it is an important campaign as a DES Daughter victim of the biggest drug scandal, I just find it slightly ironic … Whether you buy online or offline, is taking prescription drugs ever safe? Think twice before taking any prescription drugs and be aware of all the side effects.
Une étude montre que les petits-enfants des femmes traitées avec l’hormone de synthèse Distilbène® DES, médicament prescrit aux femmes enceintes jusqu’à la fin des années 70 et sensé prevenir les fausses couches, sont 40 à 50 fois plus exposés au risque de malformations du pénis
Marie-Elise Pesenti a développé un cancer de l’utérus diagnostiqué à l’âge de 21 ans. Un adénocarcinome à cellules claires, typique des effets du Distilbène®. Dix-sept ans de combats – Une lutte inégale – Une bataille sans fin ? (Marie-Elise vidéo3)
Marie-Elise Pesenti a développé un cancer de l’utérus diagnostiqué à l’âge de 21 ans. Un adénocarcinome à cellules claires, typique des effets du Distilbène®. Problème : l’ordonnance prescrite à sa mère a disparu. Ce qui explique le long combat judiciaire menée par sa fille depuis 2003. – (Marie-Elise vidéo2)
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