June 17, 2004
* Senate Hearing Focuses on Internet Pharmacies

U.S. Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, hearing June 17, Title: Buyer Beware: The Danger of Purchasing Pharmaceuticals Over The Internet.

  • Links to Member Statements and Witness Testimony

  • Also presented today at the hearing, the following GAO report: Internet Pharmacies: Some Poses Safety Risks for Consumers and Are Unreliable in Their Business Practices, by Marcia Crosse, director, health care-public health and military health care issues, and Robert Cramer, director, Office of Special Investigations.
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