Archive for November 2007
Patients asked to report defective medicine
Abu Dhabi: Officials on Tuesday called upon health professionals and patients to report irregularities in drug quality in line with a new recalling system to be introduced soon. The new recalling system responds to the need to protect the public from defective pharmaceutical products. By Dina El Shammaa21 November 2007 Read the full story at…
[...]Taking the Cake
In recent weeks, we've heard about a faked FEMA news conference and planted questions on the presidential campaign trail, but a report out of China about a fake government website takes the cake. A story from Reuters earlier this month reports that sellers of counterfeit drugs have gone as far as setting up a fake…
[...]State board claims area pharmacist illegally filled online prescriptions
A local pharmacist accused of having filled online prescriptions for people who never saw a doctor will have 30 days to request a hearing on his case, according to a state official. Steven Holtel, who in addition to owning Stolz Drugs in Nelsonville chairs the Hocking College Board of Trustees, is the object of a…
[...]Time for action on fake medicine
A recent newspaper headline caught my eye. It said that in some poor countries a staggering 60 percent of medicines are fake. Thankfully, the World Health Organization, now led by our own very able Mrs Margaret Chan (she was previously Hong Kong’s Director of Health), is trying hard to control the scandalous trade in counterfeit…
[...]Time for action on fake medicine
A recent newspaper headline caught my eye. It said that in some poor countries a staggering 60 percent of medicines are fake. Thankfully, the World Health Organization, now led by our own very able Mrs Margaret Chan (she was previously Hong Kong's Director of Health), is trying hard to control the scandalous trade in counterfeit…
[...]Drug imports pose challenge for FDA.(RX/News)
WASHINGTON — Despite more prescription drugs entering the country from abroad, the Food and Drug Administration's budget for foreign inspections has not kept pace and will actually be lower in 2008 than it was in 2002, congressional investigators say. Because of the shortfall, the FDA is only able to inspect foreign manufacturers of drugs and…
[...]Counterfeiting confidence: 15% of drugs sold are fake
The widespread manufacture and sale of spurious drugs in India places the people at serious risk. According to several reports, out of the total organised medicines market of Rs 30,000 crore, the spurious drugs alone account for almost 15% of the medicines sold in the country. Considering the huge market for spurious drugs, most people…
[...]Counterfeiting confidence: 15% of drugs sold are fake
The widespread manufacture and sale of spurious drugs in India places the people at serious risk. According to several reports, out of the total organised medicines market of Rs 30,000 crore, the spurious drugs alone account for almost 15% of the medicines sold in the country. Considering the huge market for spurious drugs, most people…
[...]Fake Viagra pills sold in Asian shops could be fatal:officials
Thousands of fake variations of sex enhancement drug Viagra shipped from India and sold in Asian corner shops across the UK can be dangerous and even fatal, trading officials warned today. Dubbed the "pills that kill", officials said the medicines were untested and urged anyone who bought them to throw them away immediately. "These tablets…
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