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>SCHUMER TAKES ON 'WEB' OF DECEIT > >By NEIL GRAVES >------------------------------------------------------- >------------------------- > > Email Archives > Print Reprint > > > >February 23, 2004 -- Illicit Internet pharmacy >businesses are ripping off consumers by the "tens of >millions of dollars," Sen. Charles Schumer charged >yesterday as he called on two federal agencies to >begin a joint policing of Web sites. >Schumer proposed that a $10 million joint Food and >Drug Administration and Drug Enforcement >Administration task force be created. > >He asked the FDA to create a seal of approval for >legit online pharmacies to post on their Web sites and >for the DEA to provide enforcement. > >He said several local people have died in recent years >after ordering drugs over the Internet and using them >without the advice of a certified pharmacist. > >Even with a cursory Google search, Schumer said, "We >found 50 online pharmacies that do not provide >legitimate assurances their products are safe." > >A listing of the 50 so-called "rogue" companies can be >found on schumer.senate.gov, although he warned some >sites often change their names within days.

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