Archive for February 2007
ECO Secretary General: 60% of counterfeit drugs made in developed countries
Baku hosts an International Conference on Fight against Counterfeit Drugs. The two-day conference is being attended by representatives from World Customs Organization, Economic Cooperation Organizations, Interpol, World Health Organization, customs agencies of 21 countries and 17 pharmaceutical companies and other organizations. Azerbaijan Customs Committee Chairman Aydin Aliyev underscored strengthening of joint cooperation in fighting counterfeit…
[...]Franois Loos prsente un projet de loi de lutte contre la contrefaon
Franois Loos, ministre dlgu l'Industrie a prsent ce jour en Conseil des ministres un projet de loi qui complte efficacement les outils juridiques des acteurs conomiques pour dfendre leurs crations et leurs inventions. Son champ d'application large va de l'ensemble des droits de proprit industrielle (brevet, marque, dessin et modle) tous ceux de la proprit…
[...]Buy certified drugs only
Miss Barbara Yankey, Western Regional Drug Information Pharmacist, has advised the sick not to purchase medicine without the requisite information. She noted that while self-medication compounded sicknesses, many people allowed others including their relations to take such un-prescribed drugs. 6 February 2007 Read the full story at myjoyonline.com.
[...]Rogers calls for harsher punishment of drug counterfeiters
Lavrov Meets With U.S. Senators; a Tenth of Drugs Sold in Russia is Counterfeit – Rosnadzor
MOSCOW. Feb 2 (Interfax) – According to the Federal Service for Health Care and Social Development Supervision (Rosnadzor), counterfeit drugs account for around 0.1% of the total amount of medicines sold in Russia. "We have detected around 0.1% of counterfeit in the total amount of drugs sold. I must say that counterfeit medicines are absolutely…
[...]Aida Pharmaceuticals Wins Lawsuit Against Counterfeit Drug Suppliers
HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Aida Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AIDA – News), one of mainland China's leading pharmaceutical companies, today announced the Company has won an infringement lawsuit against four counterfeit drug suppliers of the transfusion form of Etimicin Sulfate, Aida Pharmaceuticals' patented antibiotic. The ruling was handed down by the Intermediate…
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