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New Counterfeit Drug Identification Technology
Researchers in Belgium recently uncovered a new method to identify counterfeit drugs. A team of researchers from the Scientific Institute of Public Health in Brussels, Belgium, compared three different spectroscopic techniques to determine which was best for certain erectile dysfunction drugs, according to SecuringPharma.com. The three techniques examined were Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy…
[...]Web Company Accused of Registering Illegal Online Pharmacy Domain Names
A company that has registered 8 percent of the world’s website domain names has been accused of registering about one-third of all the world’s illegal online pharmacies’ websites. Critics are calling on Demand Media to end its registration of illegal online pharmacies, as well as saying it should stop some of its other controversial activities,…
[...]Indian Drug Association Forms Task Force
An Indian pharmaceutical association has established a task force to regulate the sale of medication. In response to the bust of a major racket involving the sale of expired medication and counterfeit drugs, the Tamil Nadu Pharmaceutical Distributors Association (TNPDA) is planning on creating a task force that would help gather intelligence about fake drug…
[...]Nigeria seizes shipment of counterfeit drugs
A shipment of counterfeit drugs was recently seized at a Nigerian airport. A consignment of fake Tramadol was seized by Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano on July 23, according to the Daily Sun. Tramadol is a painkiller that is often…
[...]Counterfeit Medicine Found in German Pharmacies
View larger map Dozens of German pharmacies in the north of the country are under investigation for suspected distribution of counterfeit medication. Pharmacists from Brauschweig, Hamburg, Celle, Verden and Kiel are being investigated. Who: German officials When: August 12, 2010 Where: Brauschweig, Hamburg, Celle, Verden and Kiel How: Counterfeit drugs are suspected of being available…
[...]NAFDAC Asks Shipping Companies to Help Fight Counterfeit Drugs
Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recently held a conference to announce changes to its practices that are aimed at providing quality regulation standards for the country’s exports. In addition to working to improve the quality of Nigeria’s exports, it was announced at the conference that NAFDAC would hold workshops…
[...]Cambodia Destroys 19 Tons of Counterfeit Drugs
Officials in Cambodia recently destroyed approximately 19 tons of counterfeit drugs that had been seized from illicit sources. The drugs were incinerated along with a number of expired medications and foods that were laced with chemicals, according to the Phnom Penh Post. Mok Chito, director of the Interior Ministry’s criminal police, said that counterfeit drugs…
[...]U.S. Reaffirms Commitment to Stop North Korea’s Counterfeiting
The U.S. State Department recently reaffirmed its intentions to stop the flow of counterfeit drugs and fake money coming out of North Korea. At a press briefing, department spokesman Patrick Crowley said the U.S. would continue to apply pressure on those who are in charge of North Korea’s policies, reports the Yonhap News Agency. “We…
[...]Study: Half of Croatia’s black market drugs are counterfeit
A recent study in Croatia revealed that nearly half of the medication seized from the country’s illegal supply chain are counterfeit drugs. The study, published in the Croatian language journal Lijecnicki Vjesnik, found that of the 26 samples of erectile dysfunction medication seized in the bust, 13 were counterfeit, according to BiomedME.com. The samples underwent…
[...]Sudan Works to Fight Counterfeit Drugs
While ground zero in the fight against counterfeit drugs in Africa is typically thought to be Nigeria, many other African nations are doing their best to combat the efforts of unscrupulous individuals who deal in phony medicines, including Sudan. The regional government of Southern Sudan is working to rid the area of counterfeit drugs, according…
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