SFDA Orders Crackdown On New Illegal Web Sales Of Drugs
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Chinese health authorities ordered a clampdown on new efforts to sell alleged prescription drugs illegally on the Internet. The State FDA ordered local drug watchdog groups to increase surveillance after eight unregistered Web sites were found to be marketing drugs to treat high blood pressure. Some were marketing drugs from non-existent makers, others were promoting alleged drugs of actual drug makers. The SFDA ordered severe penalties for those caught. (Click here for more