Archive for 2005

WASHINGTON — The new acting chief of the Food and Drug Administration says he will be presiding over a transformation in medicine as scientists come to understand diseases in a more detailed way that could improve doctors' ability to treat patients. By John J. Lumpkin, Associated Press September 25, 2005 Read the full story at…

BELGAUM: Believe it or not.   India produces spurious and counterfeit drugs worth Rs 4000 crore in a year.   Nearly every popular drug has a duplicate version, which may worsen the conditions of the patients and even may kill the patients. September 23, 2005 Read the full story at newindiapress.com.

PESHAWAR, September 24 (Online): The provincial authorities of NWFP have started a grand operation against drug mafia involved in the sale and manufacture of un-registered and fake medicines. September 23, 2005 Read the full story at paktribune.com.

AmerisourceBergen Corp. – one of the nation's largest prescription drug distributors – said Thursday that it will buy all medicines for U.S. distribution directly from manufacturers, a move to assuage worries about counterfeit drugs entering the market through third-party suppliers By the Associated Press September 22, 2005 Read the full story at forbes.com.

STRASBOURG, France (AP) – Counterfeit Viagra, antibiotics and other drugs are on the rise in Europe, leading international pharmaceutical and health care experts said, blaming insufficient cross-border cooperation. By Jan Sliva, Associated Press September 22, 2005 Read the full story at sacbee.com.

MONTPELIER, Vt. –The state's lawsuit against the Bush administration demanding authority to import low-cost prescription drugs has been dismissed by a federal judge. September 21, 2005 Read the full story at boston.com.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ — The latest national consumer survey commissioned by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) confirms a simple intervention to improve consumer's health. Consumers who know their pharmacist's name are more likely to know their medicines. September 21, 2005 Read the full story at yahoo.com.

WASHINGTON — Drug enforcement agents said they arrested at least 18 people and halted prescription writing by dozens of doctors and a pharmacist in a crackdown Wednesday on illegal sales of medications over the Internet. By Suzanne Gamboa September 21, 2005 Read the full story at washingtonpost.com.

Switzerland is taking part in a Europe-wide campaign to combat counterfeit drugs that are risking the health of people who use them. September 20, 2005 Read the full story at nzz.ch.