Archive for 2008
Counterfeit drugs for malaria, other diseases threaten public health, WHO Director-General Chan says
The increasing availability of counterfeit drugs for malaria and other diseases poses a threat to public health, and governments must take action to supply affordable and effective treatments, World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan said Monday at the 26th Southeast Asia Region Health Ministers Meeting in New Delhi, Bernama/Daily Malaysian News reports. According to reports,…
[...]FDB to stop increasing counterfeiting of medicines
The Food and Drugs Board, FDB, is considering the introduction of a new technology that will detect fake drug products from genuine ones. The technology will indicate codes on the products which will be verified later from the manufacturers. The Acting Deputy Chief Executive of the Board, Rev. Jonathan Martey, announced this in Accra at…
[...]Consumer Protection Group Supports West African Anti-Counterfeit Drug Efforts
Partnership for Safe Medicines shares expertise with leaders to combat contraband and counterfeit drugs.
ACCRA, Ghana (Sept. 9, 2008) – To combat the increasing amounts of contraband and counterfeit drugs threatening public health, West African government officials, business leaders, and non-profit organizations gathered today for the Stakeholder Forum on Safe Medicines in Accra, Ghana. The Partnership for Safe Medicines, a coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to protecting consumers from counterfeit medicines, helped lead a discussion about how the region can work together to address this important health problem.
[...]Pharmacy Board burns fake drugs in Kenema
The Pharmacy Board in the Eastern Regional headquarter town of Kenema has on Monday 1st September 2008 destroyed fake, substandard, counterfeit and expired drugs by burning it at the government hospital compound along Combema road in Kenema city. Addressing the press at the burning site the Secretary attached to the Ad-hoc task force on drugs…
[...]Task force seals off illegal pharmacies, arrests six operators
The Lagos State Task Force on Counterfeit and Fake Drug and Unwholesome Processed Foods has sealed off about 11 illegal pharmacies and patent medicine shops. It also arrested six of the operators in Mushin and Fadeyi areas, as part of measures to rid the state of fake and counterfeit drugs. A statement endorsed by the…
[...]Stopping Counterfeit Drugs at the Source
Here at the Partnership for Safe Medicines, one of our core principles for drug safety is the need to unify in the fight against counterfeit drugs. This week, we saw progress.
[...]Online Pharmacy Risks Rising, Report Finds
Online pharmacies are becoming more popular among consumers and criminals, raising the possibility of online fraud and counterfeit medicines. Consumers are looking to save money because pharmaceuticals are expensive and the economy is weak. Trademark tracking service MarkMonitor estimates that while the actual number of online pharmacies declined from 3,160 last summer to 2,986 today,…
[...]Pharma’s Black Market Boom
In the shady world of online pharmacies, the rich are getting richer. That's the finding of a study released Tuesday by brand abuse tracking firm, MarkMonitor, measuring the disturbing growth of counterfeit drug sales on the Web. By sifting through 60 million spam emails for mentions of six major drug brands and following the Web…
[...]Iraq: Fake drugs a danger to public health, says UN official
A number of counterfeit medicines being imported into Iraq across its vast borders are endangering the lives of Iraqis, especially people with chronic illnesses, a top United Nations health official has told Adnkronos International (AKI). "A large number of such drugs are entering the country, " said the UN World Health Organization Representative to Iraq…
[...]Tight Control on Fake Medicine
A new Health Ministry project that will be put into practice in 2009 to combat the selling of fake medicine has already created controversy in the sector. The new Medicine Monitoring System will replace the current system in which medicine boxes are stamped with an identification number and price, and instead medicine will be monitored…
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