Archive for June 2010
Counterfeit Medicines Grow as Global Threat
Last month, representatives from all over the world discussed the dangers posed by counterfeit medicines at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. The problem is growing. The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that more than half of all medicines bought online are counterfeit. U.S. experts say there is no one solution. Read full article
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) Joins with Irish Patients Association to Combat Counterfeit Medicine Threat
T.D Minister for Health Mary Harney Attends International Dialogue with Leading Industry, Health, Government Officials, Regulators, Law Enforcement and Patient Advocates DUBLIN (June 4, 2010) – Citing a growing, public and borderless health threat posed by the availability of primarily counterfeit prescription medicines around the globe, the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) today joined with…
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