Archive for 2007
WHO-led anti-counterfeiting coalition examines technologies to prevent fake drugs
More than twenty technology companies are responding to a call to support the fight against counterfeit medicines spearheaded by the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) set up by the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners. They will join the IMPACT Working Group on Technology today for a one-day meeting in Prague to assess technologies…
[...]Immer mehr Medikamente werden geflscht
Fake Viagra pills seized in port blitz
Cairo – Egyptian customs officers at the port of Nuweiba seized a million imitation Viagra pills and aphrodisiacs on Wednesday in a refrigerated truck registered in Syria, a customs source told reporters. The pills and the aphrodisiacs, worth an estimated 12 million Egyptian pounds, had been concealed in the vehicle, the source said. The nature…
[...]Nigeria: NAFDAC Shuts Onitsha Market Over Fake Drugs
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday morning closed down the sprawling Onitsha Bridge Head Drug Market, in a pre-dawn operation involving a combined detachment of soldiers and policemen. The market, consisting of over 2,500 drug shops, was cordoned-off before the traders arrived. Speaking on behalf of the Director-General of Nafdac,…
[...]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…
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