World News
Charges levelled against pharmacist
HAMILTON — An Ontario pharmacist is facing a number of criminal charges in what police are describing as the first-ever case of a Canadian pharmacy that dispensed counterfeit versions of real medication to patients. By the Canadian Press September 9, 2005 Read the full story at canada.com.
[...]China police bust Sino-US fake Viagra gang
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police on Thursday hailed the bust of a Sino-US piracy ring making fake Viagra, but denied using arrests of Americans or other foreign nationals to publicise the fight against piracy, which the United States says China is losing. By Reuters September 8, 2005 Read the full story at reuters.com.
[...]Counterfeit items pose real threat to public
Faced with unprecedented levels of counterfeit and increasingly dangerous goods coming into Canada, Ottawa is preparing to give customs and police officers tough new powers to stop such items at the border and prosecute those preying on consumers. By Elizabeth Thompson September 6, 2005 Read the full story at canada.com.
[...]Nigeria bans imports from 24 Indian drug companies
Nigeria has banned the import of pharmaceuticals produced by 30 Asian companies, including 24 Indian, alleging the firms sent counterfeit and substandard drugs to Africa's most-populous nation, officials said on Friday. By the Associated Press September 2, 2005 Read the full story at hindustantimes.com.
[...]NIGERIA: Huge gains in battle against fake drugs, government says
LAGOS, 2 September (IRIN) – The proportion of fake and often deadly medicines in Nigeria has dropped from nearly 70 percent circulating in 2002 to less than 10 percent three years later, according to the country's drug control agency. By IRIN NewsSeptember 2, 2005 Read the full story at alertnet.com.
[...]Top pharmaceutical companies work to ensure brand & health safety from parallel importation and counterfeits
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Sept. 1 /– For a second consecutive year, the United States has been ranked as the worst country worldwide for drug counterfeiting, theft and diversion of prescription medications. September 1, 2005 Read the full story at yahoo.com.
[...]Amendments for Ohio’s Best Rx Discount card program would expand benefits, allow more Ohioans to participate
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — The groups that negotiated a groundbreaking agreement nearly three years ago to create Ohio's Best Rx, a prescription drug discount card program designed specifically to help people without prescription drug insurance, today joined with the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (ODJFS) to propose amendments to make the…
[...]Canada prescription drug law on hold
AUSTIN – A new state law that would help Texans buy less expensive prescription drugs from Canada has been halted pending review of a complaint that the provision violates a federal drug import law. By the Associated Press August 31, 2005 Read the full story at dfw.com (Free registration required).
[...]Pharmacist gives girl wrong medication
RAYNHAM (AP) — Another pharmacy error in Massachusetts. A five-year-old girl from Raynham who was prescribed the drug ditropan to treat a bladder problem was instead given the anti-anxiety drug diazepam — commonly known as Valium — by a CVS store in East Bridgewater late last week. By the Associated Press August 30, 2005 Read…
[...]The 4 Billion Car Boot Sale
Double life: The News & Star reports on the mum who sold stolen goods on eBay Sex drugs, steroids and designer clothes are just a few of the things to beware of when you shop online. August 30, 2005 Read the full story at newsandstar.com.
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