Legislative Update
Many leaders have introduced critical legislation to curb the rapid expansion of the “gray market.” Congressman Mike Rogers’s (R-8-MI) recently recommend tougher criminal penalties for those found to be engaged in the manufacture, distribution and sale of counterfeit prescription drugs. Read more about the bipartisan effort to protect public safety from harmful counterfeit drugs.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the number of fraudulent prescription drugs intercepted by customs officials nearly doubled between 2004 and 2005.