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May 08, 2008
Zambia: Fake Doctor Faces Arrest
A LUSAKA magistrate's court has issued a bench warrant against a Lusaka teacher who is charged with impersonating a medical doctor and allegedly administering fake HIV/AIDS drugs to unsuspecting Lusaka residents at a fee of K5 million.
The accused person was allegedly injecting HIV/AIDS patients with a mixture of amino acids claiming that he was injecting them with tetrasil.
May 06, 2008
Dubious drugs
It was a scam waiting to be exposed. On Monday, a senior divisional medical officer (DMO) blew the whistle on supply of fake drugs to Danapur Railway Hospital. The expose could be just the tip of the ice-berg, for medical practitioners have since long suspected a fake drug racket in major government hospitals.
Police have not ruled out such a possibility. “The extent of the scam will be revealed only after all the culprits are netted,” Khagaul police station inspector O N Sharma said. Police suspect the connivance of medics in the scam.
6 May 2008
Target 12 Investigators: No Prescription Needed
From anti-depressants to muscle relaxers, they're prescription drugs found online and drugs Target 12 was able to buy without a prescription. And if we were able to buy them, guess who else can? Your kids.
No prescription? No problem.
Online pharmacies are everywhere. Email advertisements tout easy and legal access to all sorts of prescription drugs. Target 12 was able to order two bottles of pills- the scary part, so can your teenager.
May 05, 2008
Stop buying drugs off the Internet, says FDA official
As laws are being drafted to regulate the sale of alternative medicine, consumers are being warned against buying drugs off the Internet for personal use.
"We are trying to encourage people to stop buying drugs off the Internet because you are not seeing what you are buying. In many instances these are counterfeit drugs and you don't know whether these medicines would in fact help you," an official at the Food and Drugs Administration said.
5 May 2008
May 02, 2008
Senegal: Pharmacists Strike Over Counterfeit Drugs
The Union of Senegalese Private Pharmacists on Thursday called a seven-hour general strike - from 8 am to 3 pm- to protest against the illegal sale of drugs and increasing attacks on their businesses.
The strike, the first to be called by the union, was widely heeded, with most pharmacies across the country remaining closed, observers said.
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Report a Suspected Counterfeit
In the United States, you should report incidents to the Medwatch program by clicking the logo on the right. You can also call by phone: 1-800-322-1088.
Recent North American Counterfeit Alerts
- 15 August 2007. Health Canada. Health Canada Reminds Consumers About the Risks of Buying Drugs Online.
- 4 April 2007. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA WARNING: Risks of buying Accutane (isotretinoin) over the Internet.
- July 12, 2006. Health Canada Alert. Counterfeit Product Linked to Death of Ontario Horse.
- January 20, 2006. FDA Alert. FDA Statement on Fraudulent, Unapproved Influenza-Related Products.
- December 23, 2005. Health Canada Alert. Health Canada advises consumers be cautious when buying Tamiflu online.
- July 29, 2005. FDA Counterfeit Alert. FDA Alerts U.S. Residents to Recall of Counterfeit "Lipitor" Sold in the United Kingdom.
- June 16, 2005. Ontario College of Pharmacists Counterfeit Alert. RISK OF COUNTERFEIT NORVASC® MEDICATION FROM KING WEST PHARMACY, HAMILTON.
- May 10, 2005. FDA Counterfeit Alert. FDA Warns Consumers About Counterfeit Drugs Purchased in Mexico.
- April 28, 2005. FDA Diversion Alert. Pharmacies and Drugs Affected by Drug Diversion Operation. Consumers in CA, GA, NJ, and NY should consult this list immediately.