Medical associations, policy groups organize to fight counterfeit drugs and rogue online pharmacies

New consumer-education campaign led by Alliance for Safe Online PharmaciesSomewhat like the little Dutch boy with his finger in the leaking dike, the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global; Washington) is redoubling its efforts to educate both medical professionals and consumers about the risks of illicit online pharmacies, most of which cross national borders to sell either unauthorized or counterfeit drugs, or to fill orders without a valid prescription.