Archive for September 2007
Akron man charged in online fake-Viagra ring
An Akron man made thousands of dollars distributing fake Viagra, Cialis and Levitra for an illicit online pharmacy, federal prosecutors say. Ryan Wheele, 32, was charged in federal court with conspiracy and trafficking counterfeit goods for his alleged role in a ring that sold imitation pills to treat erectile dysfunction under the radar of the…
[...]Fake world of the Viagra plotters
Kenya: Standard Codes to Curb Sale of Counterfeit Drugs
Kenya: Standard Codes to Curb Sale of Counterfeit Drugs Efficiency in provision of medical services may be boosted by a global identification standard, which will provide solutions to poor diagnosis, wrong prescriptions, expired and counterfeit drugs. The benchmark will help reduce the chances of giving wrong prescriptions thus improving management and distribution of drug inventories,…
[...]Study shows unwanted e-mail puts meds only a few clicks away
Viagra plotters’ chance downfall
Perhaps the strangest thing about the trial of eight men and one woman for conspiring to supply counterfeit medicines was that some of them only met each other for the first time in the dock of Kingston Crown Court. As this lengthy trial developed from the scheduled 12 weeks to a shade under nine months…
[...]China Recalls Tainted Leukemia Drugs
Chinese authorities ordered the recall of tainted leukemia drugs blamed for leg pains and other problems, state media reported Sunday, the latest crisis to strike the country's embattled food and drug industries. Most of the drugs involved – methotrexate and cytarabin hydrochloride – have been recovered and authorities have traced the remainder, the Xinhua News…
[...]Counterfeit drugs worth Dh20 million confiscated
Fake AIDS Drugs Flood Zimbabwe
AIDS drugs, some of them contaminated, diluted or faked, are being sold at flea markets and hairdressing salons in the face of growing shortages in clinics linked to Zimbabwe's economic crisis, the health ministry said Monday. State media quoted Minister of Health David Parirenyatwa appealing to people living with HIV/AIDS to buy their medicines from…
[...]Counterfeit Drug Sales through the Internet a Growing Problem
Last month a federal grand jury indicted 18 people on charges stemming from fraud to racketeering over their participation in an international online pharmaceutical sales ring. The company's name was Affpower, and by the time the federal government had shut the sales operation down, Affpower had moved over $126 million in illegally prescribed pharmaceuticals. The…
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