Archive for March 2007
Mobilisation nationale contre la contrefaon Une nouvelle vague publicitaire pour sensibiliser le grand public
partir du 4 mars 2007, le ministre de l'conomie, des Finances et de l'Industrie relance sa campagne de communication en partenariat avec le Comit national anti-contrefaon (Cnac) et l'Institut national de la proprit industrielle (INPI). Devenue un vritable enjeu de socit, la lutte anti-contrefaon implique une action qui s'inscrit dans la dure pour obtenir la…
[...]Ashdod customs seizes NIS 1 million counterfeit Viagra pills
More than 11,820 Viagra pills, 800 Cialis pills and several hundreds unidentified pills were seized in a container which went through regular security checks Israeli Customs Authority announced last week the seizure of more than 11,820 Viagra pills, 800 Cialis pills and several hundreds unidentified pills in a container which went through regular security checks.…
[...]3 Medical stores challaned, spurious medicines recovered
JALALIA, March 5 (Online): On the special directives of District Nazim Major retired Tahir Sadiq and EDO Health, Drug Inspector Attock Sahibzada Tariq Masood Shah along with his team challaned three medical stores on the spot for selling spurious medicines . According to details, taking belligerent notice of sale of substandard medicines in Jalalia and…
[...]Man in fake-drug ring gets 5 years
A Weston man who headed a major ring of pharmaceutical counterfeiters was sentenced to five years in federal prison Friday for helping peddle $42 million of an adulterated cholesterol drug, Lipitor, across the country. Michael A. Carlow, 55, was ordered by a federal judge in Missouri to pay $3.4 million in restitution, and must also…
[...]SA scores high in war against online drugs
The Internet has become an important player in the illegal drugs trade. The just-released 2006 report of the International Narcotics Control Board highlights the role of "cyberpharmacies" in illegally selling a wide range of psychotropic drugs. South Africa is one of the few countries which has acted against the threat, the report says, and a…
[...]Internet slimming pills warning
The United Nations drug control board says a growing number of women desperate to lose weight are buying these drugs on the internet. The warnings come after the death of 21-year-old anorexic Brazilian model Ana Carolina Reston. She is believed to have been taking slimming pills and painkillers. 1 March 2007 Read the full story…
[...]INCB Warns of Counterfeit Medicines Flooding Markets
VIENNA, March 1, 2007-The Vienna-based International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) today warned that the flood of counterfeit medicines now available in many countries could have fatal consequences for consumers. In its Annual Report released today (1 March 2007), the Board also called on member States to enforce legislation to ensure that narcotic drugs and psychotropic…
[...]Gubernskie Apteki finds its way to prevent sale of counterfeit medicines
Gubernskie Apteki, a state-owned pharmaceutical network, has worked out a multi-level system to rule out the sale of counterfeit medicines in the company's drugstores, Gubernskie Apteki Director General Vadim Yudin announced. According to Yudin, the problem of counterfeit medicines is very acute for drugstores all over Russia. Official reports show that Russia is world's second…
[...]Pharmacist defaulted on $1m loan
CIT Financial Ltd. of Burlington is seeking a civil judgment against a former Hamilton pharmacist who defaulted on a $1 million loan. Abadir Nasr, 29, of Mississauga, also faces a criminal court judgment today in a separate proceeding in which he is charged with defrauding the public, pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer Canada and various public and…
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