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Combating Drug Counterfeiting & Sales Libby Baney, J.D. Vice President, B&D Consulting Advisor to the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange October 27, 2011

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Combating Drug Counterfeiting & Sales

Libby Baney, J.D.Vice President, B&D Consulting, g

Advisor to the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies

Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchangep gOctober 27, 2011

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Statement from The Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies

Illegal online drug sellers (aka rogue online pharmacies)Illegal online drug sellers  (aka rogue online pharmacies) pose a rapidly expanding, evolving threat to public 

health. Patients increasingly rely on the convenience of the Internet to purchase goods, including prescriptionInternet to purchase goods, including prescription 

medications. Unfortunately, 95% of online drug sellers do not operate lawfully, and may sell counterfeit or otherwise illegitimate products. With the reach of illegal online drug sellers only increasing – via web search results, social media and e‐mail – the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP) works to protect patient safety and ensure patient access to 

f d l iti t li h i i d ithsafe and legitimate online pharmacies in accordance with U.S. laws. For ASOP’s Interchange presentation and more 

about their work: www.safeonlinerx.com