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Internet Sales of Pharmaceutical Examined at Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology, Government Law Center Symposium

Pharmaceuticals and the Internet is the topic of the upcoming annual symposium of the Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology. The Symposium will be held March 2, 2006 and is co-sponsored by the Government Law Center and the Science & Technology Law Center. Presentations during the day-long program will focus on legal, technical, and policy issues pertaining to the pharmaceutical industry and the availability of drugs over the internet.

Speaker panels will address issues pertaining to the import of lower-cost pharmaceuticals from Canada, and the effect that this will have on the United States pharmaceutical industry and your wallet; concerns and novel issues regarding the illegal sale of pharmaceuticals over the internet; and the consequences of counterfeit drugs for both individuals and the drug industry. The Symposium will bring together speakers with a wide-variety of expertise, including representatives from state legislatures, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the pharmaceutical industry and academics.