Of this puzzle (FDA, Customs and Border Protection and the DrugĮnforcement Administration). With a variety of other important aspects drug regulation have a piece Currently three agencies already charged to deal So how can with fix this problem? Here’s my prescription:Ĭoalesce online drug trade enforcement in a single agency with anĪssigned program head. Unlike the stores and catalogues that came before them, where consumersĬould expect consciously selected inventories. They’re allowed to sell first and ask questions later, Neglects to address the fact that eBay and Amazon are somehow allowed toĬreate and maintain the venues where the highly profitable illegalĪctivity occurs. These websites during routine surveillance are removed to minimize the We will continue to work with both the onlineĬompanies and the vendors to ensure that harmful products identified on These online companies have often been responsive in addressing These products from the website and to obtain information about the Websites and worked with the online companies to remove the offer for In someĬases, the agency has identified potentially harmful products on these Marketplace to host third-party vendors selling their products. Providing information about third-party sellers engaged in illegal drugĮngaged with larger online companies that offer their websites as a Such retailers have even been known to assist the agency by Previously held discussions with the company and other retailers about
Wrote the story about Amazon, the FDA told me in an email that it had The paper found the drugs listed at deep discounts compared to whatĬonsumers can expect at properly licensed pharmacies.įDA’s oversight of companies like Amazon has been piecemeal. Searched eBay themselves, similar to my digging on Amazon, andĭiscovered a number of prescription-only infertility drugs withĭangerous side effects being sold without the necessary prescription. Health problem we’ve inadequately addressed.
That should alert policymakers to the fact that there’s a serious public Nancy White, the highly methodical source at the center of ABC’s story,įirst reached out to me after I discussed illegal drug sales on Amazon on CNN. Pleased to have played a role in bringing forward the news about eBay. Treatment, the gel contains clindamycin, a prescription drug that causeĬlostridium difficile diarrhea. Glinda Gel, which the author's wife found for sale on Amazon. Market) can typically count on attracting the attention of local policeįorces if they’re reputed to facilitate and profit from illegal sales. Equivalent brick-and-mortar stores (or even flea The case of a defective, dangerous or illegal product, companies likeĮBay will place blame on the small-time sellers Medical products on offer are authentic, safe or legally distributed. So it’s no wonder they haven’t been concerned with verifying that the Unlike traditional, brick-and-mortar storefronts, theĮlaborate contracts with third-party sellers used by online retailers shield them from risk, Generated enormous wealth and power by constructing a kind of goldenĮlectronic goose. Powerful corporation in America’s ecommerce economy to face high-profileĪccusations of facilitating illegal drug sales.
That the conversation might have touched on FDA-regulated healthcare Last month top Amazonīrass met with the Food and Drug Administration, according to an article at Modern Healthcare,Īnd although it’s unknown what was discussed, there was speculation Suspected of stocking prescription products. (CoolCeasar via Flickr) In the wake of the Slate expose, numerous discussion threads on Amazon’s own seller forums point to a house cleaning, with sellers complaining about Amazon holding suspect goods in its warehouses, freezing payments and blacklisting sellers EBay headquarters in San Jose, California.
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