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Below is a listing of post releases in chronological order from PharmacyCheckerBlog.com, with the most recent at the top.

July 24, 2012 — Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies (safemedsonline.org) – Help or Harm for Consumers?


July 20, 2012 — PharmacyChecker.com Statement on Wall Street Journal Investigative Report About Fake Avastin


July 11, 2012 — Two Minnesotans Speak Out Against Law Allowing Destruction of Personal Drug Imports


July 6, 2012 — Seniors in Medicare Doughnut Hole Skipping Depression Medication


June 28, 2012 — High Drug Prices Make Americans Sicker; Affordable Care Act Will Help But Too Slowly


June 18, 2012 — Eliminate Counterfeit Drugs, Don't Curb Access to Safe and Affordable Medication


June 13, 2012 — Plavix Choice Card Program Tries A Doctor's Patience


June 11, 2012 — President Obama Gave Up Call for Personal Drug Importation in Deal with Pharma Industry, According to Newly Released Documents


June 8, 2012 — PharmacyChecker Informs Surgeon General and HHS On Safe Use of Online Pharmacies To Improve Medication Adherence


May 31, 2012 — Sen. Olympia Snowe Makes Case For Safe Personal Drug Importation From Credentialed Online Pharmacies


May 30, 2012 — Fake Adderall Sold Online According to FDA, Warns Consumers


May 24, 2012 — McCain Amendment, CBS News and World Leaders on Online Pharmacies


May 16, 2012 — The Global Counterfeit Drug Problem and Safe International Online Pharmacies Are Not Related


May 11, 2012 — Online Pharmacy Economics: Extortion at Home, Freedom Abroad?


May 2, 2012 — RxrRights.org Applauds Drug Reimportation Amendment Sponsored by McCain and Franken


April 26, 2012 — New York Times Op-Ed Calls For Legalization of Personal Drug Importation From Credentialed International Online Pharmacies


April 18, 2012 — International Online Pharmacies Can Help Americans Afford Prescribed Asthma Medications


April 13, 2012 — Congressman Ron Paul’s Statement About Pharmaceutical Industry-FDA Collusion And What FDA Should Do About Online Pharmacies


April 6, 2012 — Medicare Part D Is Not Enough For Many Seniors Suggests IMS Study


March 30, 2012 — Study Published by National Bureau of Economic Research Shows Online Pharmacies Approved by PharmacyChecker.com Offer Savings and Safety


March 20, 2012 — The New Healthcare Law Is No Panacea For Drug Affordability Crisis In America


March 07, 2012Are Americans Dying Because Drug Prices are Too High?


February 28, 2012HHS Sebelius Keeps Quiet About Her Drug Importation Program As Governor


February 17, 2012PhRMA Criticizes Obama's New Budget For Requiring More Rebates on Prescription Drugs


February 15, 2012FDA Warns Patients and Healthcare Practices about Counterfeit Avastin


February 10, 2012New Phone App to Help Americans Save at U.S. Pharmacies


February 8, 2012Medicare Enrollees Should Be Given a Chance to Switch Part D Plans, Say U.S. Pharmacists


February 3, 2012Candidate Rick Santorum Defends High Drug Prices In America


January 26, 2012Access to Safe and Affordable Medication Protected by Postponement of Vote on Overreaching Online Piracy Legislation


January 18, 2012Congressional Online Piracy Legislation Faces Tidal Wave of Opposition


January 17, 2012Online Pharmacy Telephone Scam Alert Reported


January 11, 2012"RxRights Responds to Washington Post Article" — As Featured on RxRights.org


January 10, 2012Popular OTC Medicines Recalled Due to Manufacturing Problems At U.S. Plant


December 29, 2011The Future of Online Pharmacy Drug Affordability in 2012 — A New Year's Overview


December 21, 2011Death Penalty Medication Imported; Safe Prescription Drugs Banned — A Poor Prescription for American


December 16, 2011Average Americans Show Compassion for their Fellow Citizens Who Can't Afford Medication — What About Our Elected Officials?


December 2, 2011Lipitor Generic in the U.S. More Expensive Than Pfizer's Brand Lipitor Abroad


November 23, 2011Counterfeit Drug Bill Gets Tough on Criminals, Not Consumers


November 16, 2011RxRights.org Opposition to “Stop Online Piracy Act” Featured On CBS Florida Affiliate


November 15, 2011Pfizer Protects Profits Against Generic Lipitor Through Behind the Scene Deals with PBMs


November 10, 2011Affordable Generic Lipitor Coming to Your Bricks and Mortar U.S. Pharmacy Soon


October 31, 2011No Need To Go International When Buying Generics


October 20, 2011Why Do Americans Need Greater Access to Safe International Online Pharmacies?


October 14, 2011Medicare Part D Drug Plans – Find the Best Plan For You


October 10, 2011Save Money on Medicare Drug Plans by Shopping Around - Open Enrollment Starts This Friday


October 3, 2011Google Online Pharmacy Settlement With DOJ Hurts American Patients, According to AEI Scholar


September 16, 2011RxRights.org Message on Personal Drug Importation Picked Up on CNBC


September 9, 2011In Medicare "Doughnut Hole" 3.4 Million Stop Taking Their Medication


August 31, 201148 Million Americans Forgo Filling Prescription Medication in 2010 Due To Cost, According to New Commonwealth Fund Survey


August 24, 2011The Google Online Pharmacy Settlement: Why It's Both Wrong and Right


August 17, 2011New Drug Savings Options Needed as 43,000 Illinois Residents Lose Benefits


August 12, 2011Beware of Fake DEA Agent Online Pharmacy Scam


August 10, 2011Patent Cliff Brings More Good News: Medicare Drug Premiums Will Not Raise in 2012


August 1, 2011Spanish-Language Consumer Guide A Necessary Tool As Pew Report Reveals Hispanics Hit Hardest by Recession


July 29, 2011U.S. News and World Report Highlights PharmacyChecker as a Way to Cut Drug Costs


July 18, 2011Major Threats to U.S. Drug Supply, But Online Pharmacies Not Among Them According to Pew Report


July 7, 2011Web of Trust (WOT) and Online Pharmacies: PharmacyChecker.com Provides Clarity


July 1, 2011PharmacyChecker.com Submits Comments to FDA Regarding Online Pharmacies and Personal Drug Importation


June 20, 2011CNN Report on Americans' Search For Affordable Medication Spreads Confusion Not Clarity


June 7, 2011U.S. Government Fed Up With Pharmaceutical Prices - FDA To The Rescue?


May 31, 2011The Protect Intellectual Property Act - S.968 Will Prevent Access To Medicines


May 24, 2011The Patent Cliff Means U.S. Pharmacies are Increasingly a Lower Cost Option


May 17, 2011RxRights Finds NABP's Internet Drug Outlet Identification Program Misleads Consumers about Drug Safety and Personal Drug Importation


May 13, 2011U.S. Inquiry of Rogue Pharmacy Ads on Google


May 12, 2011Stop Price Increases for H.I.V. and AIDS Prescriptions


May 9, 2011RxRights.org - Giving a Voice to Americans Struggling to Afford Prescription Medication


April 26, 2011Generic Use Increase Means Spending Decrease for Consumers; But No U.S. Drug Price Relief on Brand Name Drugs in Sight


April 22, 2011Prescription Drug Prices Across the Pond - Wishing Our Medical Establishment Would Speak Up!


April 15, 2011FDA/National Consumers League Program on Prescription Adherence Unlikely to Tackle The Real Problem of Drug Prices


April 8, 2011Mayo Clinic Reports: Patients Aren't Filling Prescriptions Because of Cost


April 5, 2011Americans Urged to Take Action to Stop White House from Blocking Access to Low Cost Medicine from Pharmacies Abroad


April 1, 2011China Cuts Domestic Drug Prices by 21% on Average; Could This Cause Higher Prices in the U.S.?


March 24, 201180% Prescription Drug Savings Possible Online – Free “Consumer Guide” Shows How


March 03, 2011Drug Price S.O.S Revisited: 33 Million Americans Skip Taking Needed Medication Due to Cost


February 18, 2011Drug Importation Bill Introduced by Senator Olympia Snowe


February 04, 2011Obama Interview Shows Americans Highly Concerned About Drug Prices; Drug Importation Mentioned as Potential Solution


February 02, 2011SmartMoney Quotes PharmacyChecker.com Vice President in Article Affirming FDA Personal Drug Importation Policy


January 26, 2011State of The Union For Prescription Drug Prices Not So Strong


January 19, 2011 Congressman Ron Paul Introduces Bill to Legalize Drug Re-Importation Through Online Pharmacies


January 11, 2011WHO Statistic on Online Counterfeit Drugs Often Misused


January 07, 2011Senator Grassley Signals a Possible Comeback for Drug Importation Legislation


December 21, 2010More Chain Stores Pick Up $2 Generic Medicare Drug Plan Option


December 16, 2010Pharmacies May Not Be the Right Place to Help Find Medicare Drug Plans


December 14, 2010 AEI Scholar Calls for the Decriminalization of Personal Drug Importation; Suggests Consumers Check PharmacyChecker.com List of Approved Online Pharmacies


December 03, 2010 $2 Generics -- UnitedHealth Introduces the Lowest Drug Program Yet


November 24, 2010PharmacyChecker -- Protecting Online Shoppers from Counterfeit Drugs


November 23, 2010Low Premiums Could Mean Low Value When Choosing a Part D Medicare Drug Plan


November 15, 20102011 Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Today… Now What?


November 2, 2010 Rogue Online Pharmacies Sued By Google: What Consumers Need to Know


October 22, 2010 — Pay-to-Delay Settlements Benefit Companies, Not Consumers


October 11, 2010 — Will Pharmaceutical Companies Raise Prices to Offset Medicare Part D Discounts?


October 1, 2010 — ICANN Decides Not To Attend White House Meeting About Online Pharmacies


September 28, 2010 — White House Meeting with ICANN and Domain Registrars to Discuss Online Pharmacies


September 27, 2010 — For Millions, Shopping Around For Medicare Coverage May Be Necessary To Save Hundreds


September 23, 2010 — Health Care Reform and Relief Arrive Today


September 21, 2010 — Online Pharmacies, The White House and ICANN


September 16, 2010 — Call for an Investigation of John Horton, President of LegitScript, for Possible Government Ethics Violations


September 2, 2010 — Healthcare Law Provisions Meant to Simplify Medicare Drug Plan Selection Process May Add Confusion


August, 27, 2010 — New AARP Report Shows Dramatic Brand Name Drug Price Hikes


August 19, 2010 — Saving Money on Generic Drugs


August 13, 2010 — PharmacyChecker.com Verification Program Members Meet High Standards For Drug Safety, According to New Study


August 13, 2010 — Finding Cholesterol Medicine at Low Cost


August 5, 2010 Schenectady County Drug Program: A Small New York County Saves Big by Buying from Canada


July 28, 2010 — European Drug Prices Continue to Fall; Americans Should Not Foot The Bill


July 22, 2010 — Avandia and Actos: For Safety and Affordability in Diabetes Drugs, Turn First to Your Doctor, Then to Verified Online Pharmacies


July 9, 2010 — Access Tightens to Affordable AIDS and H.I.V. Drugs in U.S.; Lower Prices Available Abroad


July 8, 2010 — Rogue Pharmacy Connections Found In LegitScript.com’s Network


June 28, 2010 — Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (safeonlinerx.com) – Really an “Alliance Against Safe and Affordable Online Pharmacies?”


June 24, 2010 — Canadian Pharmacies and Personal Drug Importation Play Critical Role in Greater Healthcare Benefits for Americans


June 18, 2010FDA Warns Consumers About Counterfeit Tamiflu Being Sold Online


June 11, 2010 $250 Medicare Drug Rebate Checks, A Small Start


June 10, 2010“Free Drug Programs” – Patient Assistance Programs Require A Lot of Patience


June 2, 2010 Senator Dorgan Proposes Drug Importation One Last Time; Limited Personal Drug Importation Bill Might Prove More Workable


May 25, 2010Canadian and Other International Online Pharmacy Prices Decrease – Americans Can Save 73% On Average


May 19, 2010Pharmaceutical Drug Price Increase Diminish Savings of Healthcare Law Mandated Discounts


May 11, 2010 Healthcare Law and Prescription Drug Prices: The Devil is in the Details


May 6, 2010Medicare Scam Alert


May 3, 2010 AARP Honor Senator Snowe Citing Efforts to Increase Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs


April 26, 2010New Information Shows Rogue Online Pharmacy Ads Wrongly Attribute to PharmacyChecker.com


April 23, 2010To Save Money, Governor Schweitzer and Senator Dorgan Ask Secretary Sebelius’ Permission for States to Buy Drugs for Canada


April 22, 2010U.S. Drug Prices Up 9.1% in 2009 on Brand Name Product


March 26, 2010What Medicare Drug Discounts are Coming from the New Health Law?


March 22, 2010Drug Price S.O.S. – March 2010 Update – Even the Insured Are Not Taking Their Medication


March 4, 2010 Checking the Pharmacy Checkers: Comparison of Groups Evaluating Online Pharmacies


March 4, 2010 LegitScript.com – Not So Legit?


February 9, 2010 SafeMedicines.org – Scaring the Public Away from Safe and Affordable Medicine


February 9, 2010 DRUG PRICE S.O.S. – 120 Million Americans Struggle to Afford Medicine