| SAN ANTONIO - Feb. 27, 2007 -
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| | profits. Many of the nation's leading
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| eDrugSearch.com, a free search engine and
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| | politicians and consumer advocates agree
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| online community for Americans interested
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| | with this assessment, and have been
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| in purchasing safe, low-cost prescription
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| | working for years to legalize drug
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| drugs from prescreened international
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| | imports.
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| pharmacies, announced its launch today.
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| | "Several state and local governments have
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| With more than 30,000 drug listings,
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| | lost patience with the FDA and have
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| brings together licensed and accredited
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| | created Web sites enabling residents or
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| pharmacies from around the world in one
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| | government workers to order Canadian
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| comprehensive, easy-to-use database.
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| | drugs from prescreened pharmacies," Byrd
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| "Prescription drug prices continue to
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| | said. "Our company shares their
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| soar for America's uninsured and
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| | impatience; it's time for America's 65
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| underinsured -- and any relief proposed
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| | million underinsured to begin purchasing
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| by Congress is too little, too late,"
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| | medications online - safely, affordably
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| said Cary Byrd, president of "The best
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| | and with confidence."
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| solution consumers have today is to order
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| | Byrd said plans to increase prescription
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| their medicine from Canadian pharmacies
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| | drug listings in its database to 100,000
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| and other non-U.S. pharmacies. is the
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| | later this year - making it by far the
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| most effective resource available for
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| | most comprehensive resource of its kind.
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| helping consumers accomplish this."
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| | In addition to its emphasis on safety,
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| More than 65 million Americans -
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| | offers up-to-the-minute price search,
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| one-fourth of the U.S. population,
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| | detailed drug information, and other
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| including millions of seniors - live
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| | features that make it the most advanced
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| without prescription drug insurance
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| | destination for online prescription
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| today. While many are interested in
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| | medication shoppers. eDrugSearch.com's
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| Canadian or other international
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| | search features enable members to
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| pharmacies as a means of saving money on
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| | identify pharmacies with specific
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| their prescriptions, they are often
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| | licensing requirements, third-party
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| concerned about whether they can trust
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| | accreditations, Better Business Bureau
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| the quality and safety of the
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| | memberships, and more.
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| prescription medications they find
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| | Additional consumer-friendly features of
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| addresses these concerns by only
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| | include:
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| accepting pharmacies in its database that
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| | - Personal watch lists. enables members
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| pass a rigorous prescreening process -
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| | to monitor listings for the medications
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| including proof of home-country
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| | they take regularly, keeping track of
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| government licensing and third-party
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| | changes in prices, quantities, and
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| accreditations.
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| | dosages at specific pharmacies.
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| "A licensed Canadian pharmacy is a safe
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| | - Rate and review. allows members to rate
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| pharmacy -- every bit as safe as a
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| | and contribute candid reviews of
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| licensed U.S. pharmacy. In fact, Canadian
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| | participating pharmacies, providing
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| pharmacies generally offer identical
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| | firsthand accounts of their experiences.
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| drugs from identical sources," said Byrd.
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| | - Message board. provides an open forum
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| "The pharmaceutical industry has tried to
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| | for members to communicate with one
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| scare people into thinking international
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| | another and with customer support.
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| pharmacies are dangerous, but this is
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| | Consumers can register for a free
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| simply untrue - as long as the pharmacies
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| | membership with at the following url:
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| are properly licensed and accredited."
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| | For more information on how to save money
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| In the face of public pressure, the Bush
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| | by ordering your prescription drugs
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| Administration announced last year that
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| | online, check out is a free, consumer
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| it will not enforce regulations that make
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| | advocacy search engine that allows you to
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| importing Canadian drugs illegal.
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| | locate the cheapest, safest online
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| According to a Wall Street Journal Online
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| | advocates licensed online pharmacies as a
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| Harris Interactive Healthcare Poll, four
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| | safe and widely accepted alternative for
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| out of five U.S. adults favor allowing
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| | those seeking the cost benefits, enhanced
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| the importation of prescription drugs
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| | privacy, relative convenience, and
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| from Canada and other countries. A vast
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| | increased access to generic drugs made
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| majority (84 percent) believe that the
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| | possible by ordering from a Canadian
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| law banning pharmaceutical imports is
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| | pharmacy online.
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| intended to protect drug companies'
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