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NABP Educates State Legislators on Dangers of Counterfeit Drugs
State Leadership is Critical in Protecting U.S. Drug Supply SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ — The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) warned state legislators from across the country about the growing risk of counterfeit drugs on our nation's drug supply at a forum today. The forum was part of the National Conference of…
[...]Daily Health Policy Report
U.S. District Court Judge Joanna Seybert on Monday in a New York federal court granted an injunction that further delays part of a counterfeit drug law that would have taken effect last Friday, "strik[ing] a blow against FDA efforts to curb counterfeit drugs," the Wall Street Journal reports. The Prescription Drug Marketing Act requires only…
[...]Cheap prescription drugs on-line – BAD MEDICINE
Any Malaysian with an e-mail account would have had the displeasure of receiving e-mail with such headings or similar ones in their inbox. Most of us would normally mark it as spam and banish it to the trash folder, never to be seen again. But not all of us do. An increasing number of Malaysians,…
[...]Drug pirates leave death in their wake
No one will ever know how many Chinese men — and women — were sexually satisfied after taking the American Number One, Male Exclusive, Great Big Brother pills sold by Xi Yongli. When the product was raised in court recently, it was not its potency that was on trial. Rather, it was the legality of…
[...]Russian probe finds fake drug market big
MOSCOW, Dec. 1 (UPI) — Sales of counterfeit drugs in Russia could be as high as $300 million annually, an investigation by the country's Interior Ministry showed. Police found the number of violations found during the 10-day Operation Pharmacologist exceeded by 12 times the number of violations reported during 2005, the Itar-Tass news agency said.…
[...]Counterfeit drugs monitored
The Zambia Pharmaceutical Regulatory Authority is to spend over K300 million to procure mini drug testing kits. The funds will also be used to deploy Drug Control officers in border areas to avert counterfeit drugs from entering the country. Authority Acting Director Esnart Mwape said the officers will work with Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) officials…
[...]Fake medicines ‘a growing menace’
The European Union must put tougher measures in place to stamp out the growing problem of trading in counterfeit medicines, a report warns. Professor David Taylor, of the University of London School of Pharmacy, said the problem had been concentrated in the developing world. 22 November 2006 Read the full story at news.bbc.co.uk.
[...]Women risk lives to buy abortion drug over internet
UP to 10 Australian women have illegally bought the controversial abortion pill RU486 over the internet, despite warnings they are putting their lives at risk. A South Australian woman is also among those considering purchasing the drug online, after finding the product available for about $US65 (about $85) from an international website. By Laura Anderson20…
[...]Viagra not working? It may be a counterfeit
The Health Ministry has found that more than half of the counterfeit drugs seized were sold as sex stimulants or Viagra. Fake drugs with a face value of RM16 million were seized over the past 10 months. Ministry Pharmaceutical Services Division principal assistant director Ahmad Nozrin Taharin said they were mainly sold through direct sales.…
[...]Clinic sealed for selling stolen and expired medicines
The health officials after recovering stolen and expired medicines of Health Department Punjab Hospital have sealed the clinic and informed Chief Drugs Inspector Punjab and Quality Control Board. Drug Inspector Attock, Sahibzada Tariq Masood Shah on the directives of Executive District Officer (EDO) Health, Dr Mussarat Hussain raided a private hospital run by Dr Sher…
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