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There are possibly more than 36,000 Internet pharmacies in operation, with...

There are possibly more than 36,000 Internet pharmacies in operation, with many violating some federal laws, said a GAO report released Thursday (http://1.usa.gov/1kpU10k). Most of these companies are operating abroad, illegally shipping unapproved or counterfeit drugs to the U.S., said…

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the report. The Department of Justice is often hampered by fact that these pharmacies are based overseas, but the Food and Drug Administration was able to take action against 1,677 rogue Internet pharmacy websites in 2013, the report said.