Not a good week be selling knock off drugs on the internet. (I kid, I kid.) Reuters reports that the FDA has been cracking down on thousands of online pharmacies for selling fake pharmaceuticals:
The FDA, working with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies from about 100 countries, said it took action against more than 4,100 Internet pharmacies, bring civil and criminal charges, removing offending websites and seizing drugs worldwide.
The move was part of the fifth annual International Internet Week of Action, a global effort to fight the online sale and distribution of potentially counterfeit and illegal medicine.
Action taken between September 25 and October 2 resulted in the shutdown of more than 18,000 illegal pharmacy websites and the seizure of $10.5 million worth of drugs.