Archive for 2008

BAGHDAD – Amid the cacophony of Baghdad's Bab Sharaji market, Yasir Mazen has peddled counterfeit Viagra and other pills, gels and creams promising cures for ailments ranging from sexual dysfunction to bad skin. It has been a thriving business. "They always come back to buy more," said the 20-year-old of his customers. But Mazen and…

It is being reported that the Federal Trade Commission is going on the attack against companies claiming to have in their possession, cancer curing drugs and are suing 5 such companies for attempting to sell them to people. The companies are marketing their supposed cancer curing drugs to cancer patients who are looking for herbal…

Continued vigilance is required to minimise the risk of counterfeit medicines being supplied in Ireland, according to the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA). The IPHA, in a statement, said to date, this country has had very few incidences of counterfeit drugs attempting to enter the legitimate supply chain. By Niall Hunter18 September 2008 Read the…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are reviewing their support for allowing individuals to import cheaper prescription drugs in light of tainted medicines and other goods made in other countries, their advisers said on Thursday. Reimportation, as the practice is known, has been controversial for years, even as some supporters…

As the Ministry of Health struggles to combat various epidemics that are claiming millions of lives like HIV/Aids, TB and Malaria, unscrupulous people are also doing what it takes to make billions of shillings out of the misfortune. Officials at the National Drug Authority, the body charged with ensuring that all drugs coming into the…