In your message dated Wednesday 4, September 1996 you wrote :
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
> >
> > [log in to unmask],Internet wrote at 8:28 pm on 22/8/96
> > about "Re: Curiosity Corner (2)":
> > -----------------------------
> > >On Sun, 18 Aug 96 21:46 BST-1, Alan Hyslop wrote:
> > >
> > >>A pretty surprising site this time, well to me anyway:
> > >>
> > >>Quality Health, Inc.
> > >>www.qhi.co.uk
> > >>
> > >Me too - they are selling a total of 14 assorted drugs to the public
> > >by mail order. All seem to be either unlicensed or POMs in the UK.
> > >One that stands out is Phenytoin, which they suggest you might take if
> > >you are feeling depressed or addicted to drugs! I emailed them
> > >suggesting that this was surely illegal and got this reply:
> > >
> > >>No this is not correct. UK law allows for the importation of some
> > >>prescription medications, so long as they are for personal use and not for
> > >>commercial resale. In any case, we always do encourage our customers to
> > >>include a prescription with their orders.
> > >
> > >>I believe this provision comes under the "Family Health Act", but we would
> > >>have to check to make sure.
> > >
> > >>Be Well.
> > >>QHI
> > >>Medicines For The Modern Mainstream
> > >>http://www.qhi.co.uk
> > >
> > >Does anyone know if there is any truth in this?
> > >
> > >Dr David Evans
> > >Cardiff
> > -----------------------------
> > One needs a lawyer for that sort of question:-
> >
>
> Many thanks for David Evans for flagging this company.
>
> I have checked further through the law and they are clearly in breach.
> I have notified the Medicines Control Agency and Nirj Deva MP (who I
> know personally and who has an interest in standards of busines practice
> through the Internet and agreed to take it up with Dorrell today). I
> have just learnt that the MCA have agreed QHI are in breach, and are
> taking action against the company.
>
> A success for gp-uk.
>
>
> Graham Ross
> ALeRT
> http://www.alertuk.com
>
Following this post, I phoned the MCA to confirm that they were intending to act
against this company but was told that as of that time (11am, Sept. 5th 1996)
the matter was still under investigation and that no decision has been taken yet
about any proceedings.
Paul Haines
Clinical News Editor
GP Newspaper
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