Archive for September 2008
Counterfeit drugs for malaria, other diseases threaten public health, WHO Director-General Chan says
The increasing availability of counterfeit drugs for malaria and other diseases poses a threat to public health, and governments must take action to supply affordable and effective treatments, World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan said Monday at the 26th Southeast Asia Region Health Ministers Meeting in New Delhi, Bernama/Daily Malaysian News reports. According to reports,…
[...]FDB to stop increasing counterfeiting of medicines
The Food and Drugs Board, FDB, is considering the introduction of a new technology that will detect fake drug products from genuine ones. The technology will indicate codes on the products which will be verified later from the manufacturers. The Acting Deputy Chief Executive of the Board, Rev. Jonathan Martey, announced this in Accra at…
[...]Consumer Protection Group Supports West African Anti-Counterfeit Drug Efforts
Partnership for Safe Medicines shares expertise with leaders to combat contraband and counterfeit drugs.
ACCRA, Ghana (Sept. 9, 2008) – To combat the increasing amounts of contraband and counterfeit drugs threatening public health, West African government officials, business leaders, and non-profit organizations gathered today for the Stakeholder Forum on Safe Medicines in Accra, Ghana. The Partnership for Safe Medicines, a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to protecting consumers from counterfeit medicines, helped lead a discussion about how the region can work together to address this important health problem.
[...]Kenya-WHO-counterfeit-drugs-malaria
Consumer Protection Group Announces Principles for Drug Safety
Pharmacy Board burns fake drugs in Kenema
The Pharmacy Board in the Eastern Regional headquarter town of Kenema has on Monday 1st September 2008 destroyed fake, substandard, counterfeit and expired drugs by burning it at the government hospital compound along Combema road in Kenema city. Addressing the press at the burning site the Secretary attached to the Ad-hoc task force on drugs…
[...]Task force seals off illegal pharmacies, arrests six operators
The Lagos State Task Force on Counterfeit and Fake Drug and Unwholesome Processed Foods has sealed off about 11 illegal pharmacies and patent medicine shops. It also arrested six of the operators in Mushin and Fadeyi areas, as part of measures to rid the state of fake and counterfeit drugs. A statement endorsed by the…
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