World News
Spurious drug bill in parliament this session
New Delhi, April 28 : The long delayed draft legislation on spurious drugs, introducing even death penalty for the manufacture and sale of fake medicines, is finally ready to be introduced in the ongoing parliament session. April 28, 2005 Read the full story at webindia123.com.
[...]Drug-resistant malaria haunts Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia has emerged as the global center for drug resistant malaria and is fuelling illicit trade in counterfeit drugs used to fight the disease killing one million people every year, officials said Monday. By P. Parameswaran Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Read the full story at manilatimes.net.
[...]Imported drugs bill could save money
Tennesseans may be able to buy prescription drugs from foreign countries if a bill is approved in the General Assembly. By Judith R. Tackett April 27, 2005 Read the full story at nashvillecitypaper.com.
[...]Every fourth drug sold is a fake, say medicos
New Delhi: The US may have busted a major Internet racket selling drugs with its base at Agra, but the business of producing and marketing fake medicines has reached alarming proportions in India. 4/25/2005 IANS Read the full story at thepeninsularqatar.com.
[...]Missouri Pharmacy Association Encourages Governor Blunt to Examine Giuliani’s Importation Report
Jefferson City, Mo. /PRNewswire/ – infoZine – In response to former Governor Holden's decision to allow Missouri to the join the I-SaveRx importation program, the Missouri Pharmacy Association encourages legislators to carefully review the new findings in an importation report recently conducted by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Upon examination of the report,…
[...]British Security Expert Warns US Senate on Risks of Drug Importation
One of Europe's most respected voices on pharmaceutical fraud today urged a key Senate Committee to learn from the European Union's mixed experience in importing drugs and warned that U.S. policymakers must fully understand how drug counterfeiters can exploit the opening of borders. By Jim Kouri, CPP Apr 25, 2005 Read the full story at…
[...]Overseas sales spur Net drugs racket in India :
Mumbai, April 24 : The next time you receive e-mail with subject lines screaming "cheaper Viagra directly from the maker" or "original Valium delivered anonymously" don't just dismiss them as spam. Read the full story at teamlink.net.
[...]Internet drug bust: His clinic shut 10 years ago, but business boomed on the web
AGRA/NEW DELHI: On July 16, 2003, Dr Brij Bhushan Bansal posted an advertisement on the Internet, introducing himself as a wholesale distributor and supplier of generic and branded medicines manufactured by top pharmaceutical companies of India. Saturday April 23 2005 Read the full story at newindpress.com.
[...]Walden, Davis re-introduce Rx safety bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressmen Greg Walden (R-OR) and Jim Davis (D-FL) today reintroduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would protect online consumers from potentially unsafe prescription drugs purchased from Internet pharmacies. Saturday, April 23, 2005 Read the full story at bend.com.
[...]Drug Importation A Risky Venture For U.S. Purchasers
A great deal of current information reveals that importing prescription drugs into the United States is not sound policy. Prescription drug costs in America are unquestionably high and importation has been promoted by many as the solution to the problem. It is not. Joe Bell April 22, 2005 Read the full story at opinioneditorials.com.
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