THE WHITE HOUSE: Administration unveils intiative to prprotect consumers buying prescription drugs over Net.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 December 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- The Clinton Administration unveils new intiative to protect consumers buying prescription drug products over the Internet (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:281299 The White House today will announce that President Clinton is proposing a new initiative to protect consumers from the illegal sale of pharmaceuticals over the Internet.

The initiative, which will be included in this year's budget, would: establish new Federal requirements for all Internet pharmacies to ensure that they comply with state and Federal laws; create new civil penalties for the illegal sale of pharmaceuticals; give Federal agencies new authority to swiftly gather the information needed to prosecute...