Archive for 2009
Counterfeit Drug Sellers – Small Penalties for Big-Time Offenses
The sale of counterfeit prescription drugs is neither harmless nor insignificant. Today, the illicit sale of counterfeit prescription drugs is outpacing the sale of street drugs as many dealers are finding it to be “more profitable” and “less risky.” Counterfeit prescription drugs and street drugs both endanger lives, yet, counterfeit drug sellers face significantly less penalties while making much more money (as much as 2,000 times the profit of crack or heroin). This is a tremendous public health concern around the world and on our domestic front.
[...]Graham MR, Ryan P, Baker JS, Davies B, Thomas NE, Cooper SM, Evans P, Easmon S, Walker CJ, Cowan D, Kicman AT. Counterfeiting in performance- and image-enhancing drugs. Drug Test Anal. 2009;1(3):135-42
The current drastic escalation in obesity may be contributing to the exponential rise in drugs used for image enhancement. Drugs such as anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are perceived as a viable method of achieving a perfect physique. They are also the most widely abused drugs in sport. The Internet has encouraged the abuse of expensive drugs,…
[...]Consumer Protection Group Opposes Drug Importation Bill
Partnership for Safe Medicines speaks clearly about the dangers of importing prescription drugs from Canada in its statement regarding the proposed “Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act” sponsored by Senators Dorgan (D-ND), Snowe (R-ME), McCain (R-AZ) and Stabenow (D-MI), which would allow for prescription drug importation.
[...]Proceed with Caution: Safely Purchasing from Online Pharmacies
As today’s economy has more and more people struggle to reduce costs, it is easy to understand why many consumers find purchasing medications online attractive. But online purchases represent the most dangerous example of “buyer beware”: the money you might save through an unverified online drug seller may cost you or your loved ones loss of health or life.
[...]Jackson G. Faking It: The Dangers of Counterfeit Medicines on the Internet.Int J Clin Pract.2009;63(2):181.
Counterfeit medicine is deliberately and fraudulently produced with the sole motive of making money at the expense of an innocent individual's well-being or life.
[...]On The Trail of Counterfeit Drugs in China [[Bejing, China]]
A trip down to a village pharmacy recently alerted Wang Yansheng – a traditional medicine practitioner – of the far-reaching infiltration of counterfeit drugs in China's rural areas. To relieve his father's chronic throat problem, Wang asked for a popular brand of Chinese herbal medicine at the pharmacy in Anhui countryside. Instead, he inadvertently took…
[...]The Real Impact of IMPACT
Counterfeit drugs are a global problem that requires an international solution. In fact, an international cooperative effort is already underway with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT).
[...]What You Don’t Know About Importing Drugs From Canada
Facts About Importing Drugs From Canada
[...]Dangerous Problems with Counterfeit Viagra
The world, including the US, is being flooded with counterfeit Viagra and other erectile dysfunction medications. A report in the Feb 12, 2009 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine highlights the dangerous problems. The article reports on a total of 150 non-diabetic patients with severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) were admitted to the…
[...]South-East Asia ‘must clamp down on fake drugs’ [[Burma]]
Andrew Witty, the chief executive of GlaxoSmithKline, has waded into the debate on fake pharmaceuticals by urging governments in South-East Asia to clamp down on counterfeiters. Mr Witty told The Times that more needed to be done to punish those who are involved with producing and selling dangerous fake treatments. By Tom Bawden 23 February…
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