Harsh penalties should be for illegal actions of pharmacies

Numerous pharmaceutical companies violate laws. But only some of them are punished appropriately. Numerous pharmaceutical companies avoid harsh penalties successfully. But just when serious scandals are caused by illegal actions of pharmaceutical companies, they are sentenced to proper penalties. For example, anyone is aware of the meningitis outbreak which has spread across the country because of contaminated steroids manufactured by a Massachusetts compounding center. Undoubtedly, owners and officials of the company will be sanctioned harshly. But when illicit actions of drug manufacturers don’t result in such serious troubles, they go on with their business successfully.
The media reports about illicit actions connected with steroids, painkillers and other prescription medicines daily. But you may see that compounding pharmacies get only light sentencing for illicit distribution of steroids and other doping products. So, athletes and bodybuilders have free access to performance-enhancing drugs. They purchase anabolic-androgenic steroids and other related drugs from compounding pharmacies and apply them for athletic goals. Moreover, certain pharmaceutical companies provide fake prescriptions for anabolic-androgenic steroids. Corrupt doctors supply customers of compounding pharmacies with prescriptions which are given without needed evaluation of customers’ individual conditions.
Pharmaceutical companies are responsible not only for illicit sale of anabolic-androgenic steroids. Some compounding pharmacies manufacture preparations in unsterile conditions. As a result, thousands individuals get tainted medications and experience severe complications, applying  these preparations. Certain individuals even die from contamination resulted from administration of contaminated preparations. As you are probably informed, 39 persons died because of fungal meningitis caused by contaminated methylprednisolone acetate injections.
The late contamination with fungal meningitis should influence on decisions of proper authorities. Criminal penalties should take place. Otherwise, health of numerous individuals is in a serious danger. Prescription preparations must be sold only under real prescriptions. All medications must be manufactured in sterile conditions. If drug manufacturers don’t obey all laws, they must be punished. They must not be allowed to continue with business, if they violate laws. Forfeiture of licenses should be accompanied by other serious sanctions.