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Jan 11, 2010
More caught for unlicensed drugs
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MORE people are getting caught for peddling counterfeit medicines and prescription medicines without approval on the Internet. Similarly, more are being warned to remove or change their website contents. Last year, 13 people were either prosecuted or fined for such illegal sales, a steep increase from four people prosecuted in 2008. At the same time, 14 were warned about their website contents, double the number in 2008. In disclosing the figures on Monday, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Hawazi Daipi attributes the rise to intensified enforcement efforts by the Health Sciences Authority. He also warned that more severe penalties may be introduced if the trend persists. Mr Hawazi was reply to Mr Christopher De Souza (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC) and Ms Ellen Lee (Sembawang GRC), who asked about efforts to tackle the scourge of online sales of illicit drugs. The situation is under control, said Mr Hawazi, but he foresees an inevitable rise in such sales as Internet use becomes more pervasive.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jan 11, 2010
More caught for unlicensed drugs
<!-- by line --> By Kor Kian Beng
<!-- end by line -->
MORE people are getting caught for peddling counterfeit medicines and prescription medicines without approval on the Internet. Similarly, more are being warned to remove or change their website contents. Last year, 13 people were either prosecuted or fined for such illegal sales, a steep increase from four people prosecuted in 2008. At the same time, 14 were warned about their website contents, double the number in 2008. In disclosing the figures on Monday, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Health Hawazi Daipi attributes the rise to intensified enforcement efforts by the Health Sciences Authority. He also warned that more severe penalties may be introduced if the trend persists. Mr Hawazi was reply to Mr Christopher De Souza (Holland-Bukit Timah GRC) and Ms Ellen Lee (Sembawang GRC), who asked about efforts to tackle the scourge of online sales of illicit drugs. The situation is under control, said Mr Hawazi, but he foresees an inevitable rise in such sales as Internet use becomes more pervasive.
Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.