Burkina Faso: Government Inaction Spurs Consumption of Counterfeit Drugs

One in five pharmaceutical drugs bought in Ouagadougou is counterfeit and sold on the street with no prescription and no expiry date, according to the Ministry of Health. Despite laws banning the practice, the government has lost control of the industry and the unregulated drug market continues to expand, with damaging health consequences, fear doctors…

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Web goods can pose health risk

The National Retail Federation is expected to issue a warning today about stolen infant formula and over-the-counter medicines popping up on Internet auction sites. Some of the products pose a risk to consumers because they must be stored at a certain temperature, typically 68 to 77 degrees, to avoid spoiling. Thieves aren't likely to be…

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Kenya: Citizens At Highest Risk of Taking Fake Drugs

Kenyans have been listed among African consumers at highest risk of exposure to counterfeit drugs. Findings of a recent study on the drugs market presented at the ongoing pan-African conference in South Africa indicates that many African governments lack the necessary mechanisms to curb the sale of counterfeit medicines. "The responsibility of combating counterfeits should…

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94% of counterfeit drugs come from abroad – official

MOSCOW. Feb 14 (Interfax) – About 60 brands of counterfeit medicines were seized in Russian pharmacies last year, Valentina Kosenko from the Federal Health Care and Social Development Supervisory Service told a Thursday press conference in Moscow. 14 February 2008 Read the full story at interfax-news.com.

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African Stakeholders Meet on Counterfeit Drugs

An international conference to discuss counterfeit medicines in Africa, started this week in Johannesburg. The aim of the conference, which is sponsored by Pfizer, is for representatives from sub-Saharan countries to discuss threats that counterfeit medicines and unregistered generics pose for the safety of patients in this region and to develop joint plans of action…

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Pharmacy Board Destroys Fake Drugs in Kono Sierra Leone

The Vice Chairman of the Task Force of Pharmacy Board, Kono District branch, Emmanuel Thorley revealed to this press on Friday 8th February 2008 that the board has disposed of counterfeit, substandard and expired drugs amounting to over 35 million leones ceased in that district. Mr. Emmanuel Thorley explained that it is routine measure taken…

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Hong Kong at center of global drugs scam

Hong Kong is at the center of a scam channeling counterfeit drugs from the mainland abroad, according to an industry insider. Counterfeiters have moved from lifestyle drugs including impotence, sleeping and slimming pills and antifungal shampoos to medicines for severe and chronic conditions such as diabetes, cholesterol, and liver and heart problems, a source in…

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Scientists, police lift lid on fake malaria drugs

LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Scientists and police have exposed a major Asian trade in life-threatening fake malaria drugs, resulting in the seizure of hundreds of thousands of tablets and the arrest of a dealer in southern China. Details of the unique collaboration, made public on Tuesday, highlight the growing threat posed by the trade…

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NCR to have a drug protection authority: Assocham

New Delhi: Sale of fake and spurious drugs in the NCR region to the extent of Rs300 crore annually continues to be unabated, having increased by over 25% in 2006-07, according to a survey carried out by Assocham amongst drug manufacturers. For traders manufacturing fake drugs, the profits margins are very high with no apparent…

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