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This important new report Drug Internet Sales in the USA: Causes and
Challenges - published March 2005 - analyses health and drug expenditure as
factors driving growth in drug Internet sales in the USA.

Forbes Medi-Tech Announces Product Launch with Kesko of Finland

We see
Reducol (TM) as one of the key components of this corporate strategy,"
says Harri Sivula, Deputy Managing Director of Kesko Food Ltd."

This business initiative with Kesko is the result of Forbes'
Scandinavian partnership with Scanvit Ltd.

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Release contains forward-looking statements regarding products
containing Reducol(TM ), the incorporation of Reducol(TM) in future
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"scheduled", "planned ", "anticipated", "we see", "evolving into",
"look forward", or comparable terminology referring to future events
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2% of the global market, and has grown at an average of 13% since 1995.
The development of the Internet has increased prescription drug
importation in recent years.kesko.

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trillion dollars in 2004, equal to 15. (TSX:FMI)(NASDAQ:FMTI) today announced that
Kesko of Finland has launched a range of yogurts incorporating
Forbes' cholesterol-lowering ingredient , Reducol(TM).
securities regulatory authorities from time to time for cautionary
statements identifying important factors with respect to such
forward-looking statements, including certain risks and
uncertainties , that could cause actual results to differ materially
from results referred to in forward-looking statements. The Company
assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this
News Release.

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The USA spends more on health than any other country in the world at US$1. Canadian drug Internet importation was valued at
US$1. The Company's actual results could differ materially from
those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of
numerous factors, including the risk of early termination of the
Company's agreement with Scanvit or of Scanvit's agreement with
Kesko; the Company's reliance on both Scanvit and Kesko for
performance; uncertainty regarding the market for products containing
Reducol(TM) and the risk that such products may not achieve market
acceptance; product development risks; uncertainty whether further
products containing Reducol (TM) will be launched later this year or
at all; intellectual property risks; manufacturing risks and the
Company's dependency on its joint venture manufacturing partner,
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However , when it comes to the provision, delivery and funding of health
services, the country shows significant weaknesses comparable, in some cases,
to less developed countries.
With health costs rising so rapidly, and where significant numbers of
people do not have any/sufficient health insurance or access to publicly
funded healthcare, consumers are using the Internet to purchase cheaper drugs .

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Kesko Food, operates in
the grocery market offering diverse services to consumers and
business customers in Finland and the Baltic countries. For further information on Kesko,
visit the website at www. Our
vision is to develop and market products along a treatment continuum
that cardiovascular disease consumers, healthcare professionals and
specialized cardiovascular disease research and healthcare
institutions will identify, recommend and seek.

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not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content
of this News Release.

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About Kesko Group

Kesko Group (Kesko) is the leading provider of services in the
Finnish trading sector and is also expanding its operations in the
Nordic countries, the Baltic countries and Russia.

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of Finland , previously
announced in November 2004.

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com/reports/c14967) has announced the addition
of Drug Internet Sales in the USA: Causes and Challenges to their offering.

The report addresses key questions:
- The current state of the US industry and the factors which have -
and are-creating the Internet drug market
- The confused regulatory situation: can US authorities ever control
this trade?
- The Canadian industry and Internet associations
- Types of internet pharmacies
- Emerging internet pharmacies in Europe

Topics covered in the report include:

- Health Expenditure
- Drug Expenditure
- Drug Internet Sales
- The General Accountability Office 's (GAO) Case Study on Drug
Internet Sales
- The Drug Importation Market in the USA via Canadian Internet
Pharmacies
- Number of Internet Pharmacies in the USA and Canada
- The Canadian Drug Importation Market
- The Canadian Drug Transshipment Market
- Who Imports Drugs via the Internet?
- Hispanics, a Niche Market for Internet Pharmacies in the USA
- Radio Frequency Identification for a Safer Wholesale Distribution
System
- Background to Canadian Prescription Drug Importation
- The Rise of Internet-Only Pharmacies in the UK
- Internet Pharmacies Are Not Allowed in Spain

For more information visit
http://www. The yogurt,
sold under the "Pirkka" premium brand name, is the first in a series
of scheduled product launches planned for later this year
incorporating Forbes' cholesterol-lowering ingredient into a variety
of food matrices . The food trade is
the largest of Kesko's divisions, accounting for over half of Kesko
Group's net sales of over EUR$7.

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It puts Internet pharmacies into their market
context and explores the structure of the industry and its likely
development.

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newscom. The key
businesses of Kesko Food are the K-food store chain operations in
Finland, Kespro Ltd's catering sales to HoReCa customers , and grocery
retailing in the Baltic countries.A. (TSX:FMI) (NASDAQ:FMTI)

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This well argued and researched
report provides all you need to know.com

About Forbes Medi-Tech Inc.

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One thing is for sure, Internet pharmacies are part of the operating
landscape in the US - the question is, "Where next?"

This report provides real insight:

This report provides a thorough examination of the political, regulatory
and commercial issues.researchandmarkets .

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First Product Launched is Cholesterol -Lowering Yogurt with
Reducol(TM)

Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. We see the Pirkka / Reducol(TM) products
evolving into the day-to-day purchases of our consumers who are
focused on lowering their cholesterol levels.

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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www.5 billion in sales and over 1000 stores , Kesko
provides an excellent venue for the first Reducol(TM)-based product
launch in Europe," says Charles Butt, President and CEO of Forbes
Medi-Tech Inc. See the Company's reports filed with the Canadian and U.

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(Logo: http://www. is a life sciences company dedicated to the
research , development and commercialization of innovative products
for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.

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"We
are excited about the launch with an anticipated distribution to over
1000 stores and subsequent marketing programs with reach to virtually
every household in Finland.

Forbes Medi-Tech Inc.

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The US pharmaceutical market, valued at US$270 billion in 2004, accounts
for 41.4% of total GDP.

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2 billion in the USA in 2004.; raw material supply risk; product liability and
insurance risks; the effect of competition; and the Company's need
for future funding; any of which could cause actual results to vary
materially from current results or the Company's anticipated future
results.S.

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"With over EUR$7.S.

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Research and Markets: Drug Internet Sales in the USA: Causes and Challenges

Our business strategy
is to develop and commercialize proprietary compounds to address the
unmet needs of patients within the cardiovascular disease market.

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"We look forward to working with Finland's largest
grocery chain whose experience and established operations will be a
tremendous asset in supporting this initial and future
Reducol(TM)-enriched product launches.

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Currently, the Canadian government is
planning to stop Canadian drug Internet exports to the USA in 2005 and as a
counterbalance, Canadian internet pharmacies are looking at the UK, Ireland,
Australia and New Zealand as second sources of supplies.

No one affected by the sales of medicines over the Internet can afford to
be anything less than fully informed.

"Kesko has made a strategic decision to invest in the development
of healthy food products under the Pirkka premium brand.