Category Archives: Internet Pharmacy

The Winnipeg man credited with creating Canadas Internet pharmacy industry is behind bars in Miami, accused in a scheme involving the sale of phony and misbranded medication to unsuspecting customers. Andrew Strempler, 38, appeared in federal court Thursday, one day after authorities in Panama informed their American counterparts the man was being deported, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals said. He was wanted on a federal warrant on three charges one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, along with two counts of mail fraud. An indictment outlining the allegations was filed in the United States District Court in Miami in June, 2011. Strempler ran RxNorth, which also operated Mediplan Global Health, an Internet, mail and telephone pharmacy out of Minnedosa. But he had another prescription facility, known as the Personal Touch Pharmacy, in the Bahamas, where its alleged he filled drug orders but used labels stating the products were handled by RxNorth in Canada, the indictment states. Some of the packages contained misbranded and counterfeit drugs, the indictment reads. Parcels were shipped in bulk from the facility in the Bahamas to the United Kingdom and the Netherlands before being split up individually to be sent to … Continue reading →

SEC exit Eileen Rominger, the former Goldman Sachs exec who joined the SEC last year, will step down next month as head of the agencys investment management unit. Drug scam US authorities arrested Andrew Strempler, 38, a pioneer of the Canadian Internet pharmacy industry, on charges related to the sale of foreign and counterfeit medicines. Stremplers former company, RxNorth.com, sold and shipped fake and otherwise misbranded drugs, the feds said. Juicy Apple I An Apple I Computer from 1976 sold at Sothebys auction house for $374,500, or more than 500 times its original retail price. Amazon tune Amazon.com has agreements with the four major US record companies for the rights to start a music service that lets users store songs on a remote server and access them online, people familiar with the matter said. Seacrest bid American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is contemplating a bid for Dick Clark Productions, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. The company produces various awards shows, including the Golden Globes and the annual New Years Eve special that the late Clark hosted for decades. Seacrest now hosts that show. The rest is here: Business briefs … Continue reading →

Brandon Sun - ONLINE EDITION By: Gabrielle Giroday 15/06/2012 11:55 AM A Manitoba man and pioneer in the Internet pharmacy industry was arrested in Miami on charges of selling counterfeit medicines, a report says. The Wall Street Journal says 38-year-old Andrew Strempler appeared Thursday in a federal court in Miami. It says he could face up to 20 years in prison for each of the three charges against him, as well as a forfeiture of $95 million. A Miami Federal court clerk said Friday Strempler had been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, as well as two counts of mail fraud. The charges date from a period from January 2005 to June 2006, said the clerk. The Journal quotes a court clerk as saying that Strempler is expected to be arraigned next week. Strempler is an online pioneer who once ran the Manitoba-based online pharmacy, RxNorth. He later moved business to an island off the coast of Venezuela, called PharmaCheck. Read the original: Manitoba Internet-drug pioneer arrested in Miami … Continue reading →

By Stefanie Ilgenfritz Heres whats making health news this morning: Canadian Web Drug Pioneer Arrested (WSJ): In a sign of a stepped-up crackdown on the illegal pharmaceutical trade, U.S. authorities arrested Andrew Strempler, a pioneer of the Canadian Internet pharmacy industry, on charges related to the sale of foreign and counterfeit medicines, according to officials in Miami. FDA Warns Against Korean Seafood (WSJ): Regulators are urging stores and restaurants in the U.S. to stop selling imported Korean oysters, clams, mussels and some types of scallops because they may have been exposed to human fecal waste and are potentially contaminated with norovirus. How Well Do You Sleep? The Answer May Depend on Your Race (Time Healthland): At a meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Boston, scientists report that the amount and quality of sleep people get vary across racial and ethnic lines. In one study, researchers found that blacks and Asians dont sleep as much as whites do, while another study showed that foreign-born Americans are less likely to report having sleep problems than those born in the U.S. Dialysis Companys Failure to Warn of Product Risk Draws Inquiry (NY Times): The FDA is investigating whether the nations largest … Continue reading →

Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION By: Gabrielle Giroday Posted: 7:50 AM A Manitoba man and pioneer in the Internet pharmacy industry was arrested in Miami on charges of selling counterfeit medicines, a report says. The Wall Street Journal says 38-year-old Andrew Strempler appeared Thursday in a federal court in Miami. It says he could face up to 20 years in prison for each of the three charges against him, as well as a forfeiture of $95 million. A Miami Federal court clerk said Friday Strempler had been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, as well as two counts of mail fraud. The charges date from a period from January 2005 to June 2006, said the clerk. The Journal quotes a court clerk as saying that Strempler is expected to be arraigned next week. Strempler is an online pioneer who once ran the Manitoba-based online pharmacy, RxNorth. He later moved business to an island off the coast of Venezuela, called PharmaCheck. Read the original: Manitoba Internet-drug pioneer Strempler arrested in Miami … Continue reading →

LATEST UPDATE, 6:37 p.m.: The hostage has escaped from Thiele Pharmacy in Alliance. Ray Hielscher, who was locked down in a nearby Radio Shack, said he saw the hostage run out of the pharmacy. Hielscher said he heard gunfire as the man ran out. He said the man grabbed his arm. At least he's safe, he said. As of about 6:30 p.m.CST, Hielscher said, the shooter was still barricaded in the pharmacy. The standoff at the pharmacy was preceded by an earlier slaying, local authorities say. Witnesses say a tank-like vehicle is moving into position in downtown Alliance, and the Chamber of Commerce has been evacuated. UPDATE: A second law enforcement officer, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT team, was shot while trying to get into position, according to the newspaper. The patrol said the trooper is expected to survive. An attempted burglary of a western Nebraska pharmacy this morning turned into a hostage situation that closed downtown Alliance and sent a police officer to a hospital with a gunshot wound. Read more from the original source: ALLIANCE UPDATE: Hostage excapes; one body found; two police shot … Continue reading →

RIDGEWOOD, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In support of its mission and vision to establish the .Health new generic top-level domain (gTLD) as a safer and more secure online namespace for global health stakeholders, DotHealth, LLC is pleased to announce it has applied to Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the exclusive rights to operate the .Health top-level domain registry. DotHealth has the support of health sciences industry organizations throughout the world because of its commitment to providing a safe and secure online namespace, using distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) threat mitigation and compliance monitoring services. .Health will improve users ability and confidence to discover, access and utilize health-related information and resources in a trusted and secure environment, says Andy Weissberg, CEO of DotHealth. With increased adoption of the Internet and its expanded role in strengthening healthcare systems worldwide, we believe that a broad and diverse range of registrants will value .Health as an attractive solution for promoting and delivering their products and services. To ensure that launch and operations of the .Health registry are aligned with the needs and interests of health stakeholders, DotHealth has secured affirmations of policy support from numerous health sciences industry organizations throughout the world, including: the National … Continue reading →

UPDATED 3:04 p.m., Tues., June 12: ALLIANCE -- The hostage has escaped from Thiele Pharmacy in Alliance. Ray Hielscher, who was locked down in a nearby Radio Shack, said he saw the hostage run out of the pharmacy. Hielscher said he heard gunfire as the man ran out. He said the man grabbed his arm. At least he's safe, he said. As of about 6:30 p.m.CST, Hielscher said, the shooter was still barricaded in the pharmacy. The standoff at the pharmacy was preceded by an earlier slaying, local authorities say. Witnesses say a tank-like vehicle is moving into position in downtown Alliance, and the Chamber of Commerce has been evacuated. A second law enforcement officer, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT team, was shot while trying to get into position, according to the newspaper. The patrol said the trooper is expected to survive. See more here: Hostage escapes; body found; 2 officers shot in Alliance area … Continue reading →

By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Proposals for Internet addresses ending in ".pizza," ''.space" and ".auto" are among the nearly 2,000 submitted as part of the largest expansion in the online address system. Apple Inc., Sony Corp. and American Express Co. are among companies that are seeking names with their brands. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced the proposals for Internet suffixes, the ".com" part of an Internet address, in London on Wednesday. There were 1,930 proposals for 1,409 different suffixes. The bulk came from North America and Europe. If approved, the new suffixes would rival ".com" and about 300 others now in use. Companies would be able to create separate websites and separate addresses for each of their products and brands, even as they keep their existing ".com" name. Businesses that joined the Internet late, and found desirable ".com" names taken, would have alternatives. From a technical standpoint, the names let Internet-connected computers know where to send email and locate websites. But they've come to mean much more. For Amazon.com Inc., for instance, the domain name is the heart of the company, not just an address. The expansion will allow suffixes that … Continue reading →

UPDATED 3:04 p.m., Tues., June 12: ALLIANCE -- The hostage has escaped from Thiele Pharmacy in Alliance. Ray Hielscher, who was locked down in a nearby Radio Shack, said he saw the hostage run out of the pharmacy. Hielscher said he heard gunfire as the man ran out. He said the man grabbed his arm. At least he's safe, he said. As of about 6:30 p.m.CST, Hielscher said, the shooter was still barricaded in the pharmacy. The standoff at the pharmacy was preceded by an earlier slaying, local authorities say. Witnesses say a tank-like vehicle is moving into position in downtown Alliance, and the Chamber of Commerce has been evacuated. A second law enforcement officer, a trooper with the Nebraska State Patrol SWAT team, was shot while trying to get into position, according to the newspaper. The patrol said the trooper is expected to survive. Originally posted here: 2nd officer shot; hostage still in Alliance pharmacy … Continue reading →