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>Health Highlights: Feb. 13, 2004 > >Here are some of the latest health and medical news >developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: > >Report Cites Safety Lapses in Canadian Web Pharmacies > >Canada's Internet pharmacies have a number of safety >problems, such as not putting childproof caps on >medicines and failing to notify customers about unsafe >recalled drugs, says a report commissioned by >Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. > >The report also says that one pharmacy didn't do >checks of patient history of drug allergies before >sending medications, and another pharmacy improperly >shipped drugs that required refrigeration. > >The report's conclusions are based on inspections done >two months ago of eight Canadian Internet pharmacies. >The team of Minnesota inspectors didn't specify which >Canadian Internet pharmacies made the mistakes, CBC >News Online reports. > >Pawlenty says his state could save hundreds of >millions of dollars by importing Canadian drugs rather >than purchasing drugs in the United States. > >A spokesperson for the Canada's Internet Pharmacy >Association says its member pharmacies will address >the problems. > >-----

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