Archive for 2008
Three arrested for smuggling fake medicine from China
SEOUL, March 18 (Yonhap) — Police arrested three men on Tuesday for allegedly smuggling fake high blood pressure medicine from China into South Korea, triggering a nationwide alert over China's thriving and potentially life-threatening drug counterfeiting industry. The smugglers partnered with an unlicensed Chinese supplier in Yantai, Shandong Province in northeastern China, to produce a…
[...]Pleasant Grove couple get probation in Viagra case
A Utah County couple probably found it a hard pill to swallow when federal agents busted them for distributing fake Viagra and Cialis for a Hong Kong-based counterfeit drug operation. On Monday federal prosecutors cut them a break, sparing them prison time, in exchange for helping them with their investigation, which led to the bust…
[...]Ghana: Counterfeit Diabetic Drugs On the Market
The proliferation of counterfeit drugs on the global market and easy availability via online pharmacies is an increasing problem. The makers of counterfeit drugs have enjoyed and profited from loopholes in a system designed to deliver healthy medicines to those in need. The rising cost of prescription medications and the ubiquitous presence of online and…
[...]China arrests leaders of fake drug ring
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have arrested 10 people they said were responsible for making and selling fake drugs in eastern Jiangsu Province, state media reported on Friday. "The fake drug ring penetrated 14 provinces across the country and had dozens of underground paths of distribution selling human albumin," Xinhua News Agency quoted provincial officials…
[...]Brian Liang: How to crack down on counterfeit drugs from China
If hundreds of Americans were poisoned after ingesting counterfeit drugs from China, uproar would follow. Voters would demand a ban on Chinese pharmaceutical imports. U.S. lawmakers might feel obliged to enact one. This scenario is less far-fetched than it sounds. Last year, two American and three Australian children were hospitalized after swallowing Aqua Dots, popular…
[...]Manitoba to stop licensing net pharmacies
Manitoba regulators have decided to stop licensing the province's controversial Internet pharmacies, arguing it is impossible to oversee operations whose customers live mostly in another country. The move, scheduled to take effect at the end of June, could kill the industry in Manitoba, prompting its 22 businesses to close or relocate. By Tom Blackwell 13…
[...]Online pharmacy that sold drugs to local teen faces the heat
WAVY.com continues to follow developing news concerning illegal online drugs. Police have shut down the out-of-state pharmacy that sent medication to a local 16-year-old. And now, we've learned the pharmacy is accused of contributing to another person's death. Tracy Taylor tells us her troubles began when her husband was in a car accident. His doctor…
[...]Heparin Havoc Continues
It looks as though the problems from China-sourced heparin are far from over. An unknown substance, similar in chemical makeup to heparin, has been found in batches of the blood thinner produced by U.S.-based Baxter International and Germany-based Rotexmedica.
[...]Oklahoma authorities make 3 arrests in online pharmacy case
State authorities have arrested three people from Grove they say are connected with an Internet pharmacy in Delaware County. County drug task force officers arrested Randolph Earl Enyart, 45; Kristina Donohoe, 25; and Tammy Walker, 37. The alleged operator of the pharmacy, Norman Edward Enyart Jr., also known as J.R. Enyart, is expected to surrender,…
[...]Meeting of the Minds
It's an interesting phenomenon. We have general agreement that fake medicines put people in harms way – but an increasing number of these drugs are entering the world's markets. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that up to 10 percent of all medicines are counterfeits, rising to 25 percent in some countries.
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