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Feds to Crack Down on Narcotics Sales Online

Posted on October 09, 2008

Regulation is becoming all the rage these days, what with the second-guessing of the financial markets. Online pharmacies that sell controlled substances like pain pills to consumers are about to get a dose of tougher rules, the WSJ reports.President Bush is poised to sign a law spelling out requirements for narcotics sales that could curb online commerce in the medicines. Under the new law, prescribing doctor must have seen the patient face-to-face at least once and the pharmacies have to supply registration numbers to the Drug Enforcement Agency, according to the WSJ. Web sites will also hav...

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