Archive for September 2008
Warning on counterfeit meds
Continued vigilance is required to minimise the risk of counterfeit medicines being supplied in Ireland, according to the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA). The IPHA, in a statement, said to date, this country has had very few incidences of counterfeit drugs attempting to enter the legitimate supply chain. By Niall Hunter18 September 2008 Read the…
[...]McCain, Obama rethink drug reimportation: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are reviewing their support for allowing individuals to import cheaper prescription drugs in light of tainted medicines and other goods made in other countries, their advisers said on Thursday. Reimportation, as the practice is known, has been controversial for years, even as some supporters…
[...]Online Pharmacies and Prescriptions
Counterfeit drugs common in HCM City, say health officials
Uganda: Country Battles Problem of Counterfeit Drugs
As the Ministry of Health struggles to combat various epidemics that are claiming millions of lives like HIV/Aids, TB and Malaria, unscrupulous people are also doing what it takes to make billions of shillings out of the misfortune. Officials at the National Drug Authority, the body charged with ensuring that all drugs coming into the…
[...]Ghana: Country Moves to Ensure Safe Medicine
Ghanaians have been urged to exercise their civic responsibility by buying drugs at the right places to avoid more deadly incidents by traders in counterfeit products. The World Health Organisation (WHO), estimates that more than 30% of drugs could lead to the horrid healthcare crises that fake drugs often unleash. The rate of fake drugs…
[...]Rs 15m in fake drugs found
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) recovered counterfeit life-saving drugs worth around Rs 15 million on Wednesday, prompting the Pakistan Medical Association to reiterate that only prescriptions should be allowed. The menace of fake and counterfeit medicines in the country can only be eliminated if the government makes it mandatory for pharmacists to sell medicines…
[...]International Efforts to Combat Counterfeit Drugs
The counterfeit drugs are a global dilemma touching all countries, including the United States. However, in some areas of Africa, up to 30 percent of the medicines for sale are counterfeit drugs.
[...]Don’t Sell Counterfeit, Expired Medicine
The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Mrs Gladys Ashitey, yesterday called on health professionals and licensed medicine retailers not to play on the ignorance of clients and sell counterfeit and expired drugs to them. She said they should not compromise the health of Ghanaians by dealing in unprofessional acts that can undermine the health of…
[...]Agyarko: FDB will ensure drug safety
The Chief Executive of the Food and Drugs Board, Emmanuel Agyarko has assured the nation that his outfit will do everything within its power to ensure that drugs used in the country are not injurious to health. He said the FDB would work together with other stakeholders in the world to ensure that drugs that…
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