On December 16, 2004, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a court order against Canada Care Drugs, Inc. (Canada Care), Christine Ruggiero, and Claire Ruggiero, which prevents them from causing the importation of drugs, receiving commissions from the importation of drugs, and advertising or promoting any importation service, the Food and Drug Administration said.
The court order gave the agency authority to ensure that the defendants do not continue to violate the law. In addition, the order requires the defendants to send their customers a letter notifying them that their importation business violates the law and that the safety, purity, and efficacy of drugs obtained through the defendants cannot be assured, the FDA said.
The court order follows a civil complaint filed by the government against these defendants on November 29, 2004 based on an FDA investigation of Canada Care’s illegal importation operations.
With this preliminary injunction order in place, the case will now be scheduled for trial.
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