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U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs |
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations |
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Title: Buyer Beware: The Danger of Purchasing Pharmaceuticals over the Internet - Day 2 Federal and Private Sector Responses |
Date: 7/22/04 |
Time (EST): 9:00 AM |
Place: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Rm. 342 |
The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations has rescheduled its second day of hearings on the danger of purchasing pharmaceuticals over the Internet. The Subcommittee held a hearing on June 17, 2004, on this issue and will hold a second day of hearings, entitled Buyer Beware: The Danger of Purchasing Pharmaceuticals Over the Internet – Federal & Private Sector Response, on Thursday, July 22, 2004, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 342 of Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The Subcommittee hearings are examining the extent to which consumers can purchase pharmaceuticals over the Internet without a medical prescription, the importation of pharmaceuticals into the United States, and whether the pharmaceuticals from foreign sources are counterfeit, expired, unsafe, or illegitimate. In addition, the Subcommittee hearings are examining the extent to which U.S. consumers can purchase dangerous and often addictive controlled substances from Internet pharmacy websites and the procedures utilized by the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the United States Postal Service, and the Food and Drug Administration, as well as the private sector to address these issues. |
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Witnesses
Testimony
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Panel 1
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Mr.
Richard M. Stana
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, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team
, General Accounting Office
, Washington, D.C. |
Panel 2
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Mr.
Lee R. Heath
, Chief Postal Inspector
, United States Postal Service
, Washington, DC |
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Mr.
Jayson P. Ahern
, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operationsdows N
, Bureau of Customs & Border Protection
, Washington, D.C. |
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Mr.
John M. Taylor
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, Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs
, Food and Drug Administration
, Rockville, Maryland |
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Mr.
William Hubbard
, Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning
, Food and Drug Administration
, Rockville, Maryland |
Panel 3
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Ms.
Sheryl Sandberg
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, Vice President, Global Online Sales & Operations
, GOOGLE.com
, Mountain View, California |
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Mr.
Joshua L. Peirez
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, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel
, Master Card International
, Purchase, New York |
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Mr.
Steve Ruwe
, Executive Vice President, Operations & Risk Management
, VISA U.S.A. Inc.
, Foster City, California |
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Mr.
Robert A. Bryden
, Vice President, Corporate Security
, Federal Express Corporation
, Memphis, Tennessee |
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Mr.
Daniel J. Silva
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, Vice President, Director of Security
, United Parcel Service
, Atlanta, Georgia |
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