Archive for December 2010
Partnership for Safe Medicines Launches You Tube Channel
The Partnership for Safe Medicines has launched a Safe Medicines YouTube Channel. The Safe Medicines Channel, 23 videos encompassing the entire Safe Medicines Interchange conference on October 8th, 2010, are available for those that missed the conference speakers.
[...]Safe Medicines You Tube Channel
Fake Meds Smuggling Debated in Dubai
Last year 73% of fake medicines seized at European borders were routed through the United Arab Emirates, says the European Commission.
[...]Internet Companies Fight Fake Online Pharmacies
Victoria Espinel, the White House intellectual property enforcement coordinator, announced on December 13, 2010, that major American internet companies are helping to establish a non-profit organization targeting illegal Internet pharmacies in support of White House efforts.
[...]Attorney General Addresses Fake Drug Crime
Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at a White House forum on consumer health and safety risks related to counterfeit goods in Washington, DC on December 14, 2010. After addressing and thanking the organizers, he said, “All of us must do more to ensure the health and safety of our citizens, to protect intellectual property rights,…
[...]Dr. Bryan Liang
Dr. Bryan Liang
[...]Partnership for Safe Medicines Commends White House Forum on Fake Drugs
Partnership for Safe Medicines Board of Directors’ member Bryan A. Liang, MD, PhD, JD, released the following statement regarding today’s White House forum on the risks of counterfeit medicines.
“I am pleased that the White House continues to address the issue of counterfeit drugs and the serious health risk they pose to Americans – sick or well.
[...]Man Up Now Capsules: FDA Consumer Warning – Undeclared Drug Ingredient
This is a reprint of the FDA alert. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use Man Up Now capsules, marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, because they contain a variation of an active drug ingredient found in Viagra that can dangerously lower blood pressure. Man Up Now claims…
[...]Call to Arms: Fight Drug Theft
The Global Fund to Fight Aids is inviting agencies in developing countries to pursue and stem drug thefts, by joining to together to share information ,as well as procurement and distribution capacities.
[...]Edible Optical Tags New Counterfeit Prevention
A new optically read microtag can be applied directly to the surface of a pill to verify drug authenticity, adding to new technologies to fight drug counterfeiting.
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