LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Alarmed by the sharp rise of counterfeit pharmaceutical cases in the United States, the California Pharmacists Association, in partnership with health care experts and consumer advocates, warns Californians about the safety risks of obtaining prescriptions from potentially dangerous sources such as the Internet and foreign countries. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reports a 300 percent increase in counterfeit prescription drug cases since 2001.
When: TODAY, Thursday, April 8, 2004
Time: 10:30 am -- 11:30 am
Where: Fair Oaks Pharmacy & Soda Fountain
1526 Mission Street
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Parking is available in public parking lot on Hope
Street behind Fair Oaks Avenue
Speakers: Dr. Michael Negrete, Associate Vice President Clinical
Affairs, California Pharmacists Association
Michael Miller, Pharmacist and Owner, Fair Oaks Pharmacy
Sally Pipes, President and CEO, Pacific Research
Institute
Jaime Martinez, Chairperson, Latinos Unidos Health
Access Alliance
Elvia Torres, Clinical Director, SPIRITT Family Services