In an update to November 8, 2011 news that Chinese authorities capture 65 million fake pills in a crackdown on Chinese counterfeiters, new sources now say that along with the fake medications, questionable and dangerous ingredients were found on sites. Animal feed and chemical pignments were found, as well as corn starch, reported The Associated…
Read MoreInvestigators have discovered counterfeit medications made all over the world, from Ecuador to Montreal.
While the world is still reeling from the news that 65 million bottles of fake medicine were confiscated in manufacturing and warehouse sites in Henan Province, China, officials remind consumers that counterfeit medications are made world-wide
Read MoreRussia, France, Germany and other European countries signed the first ever international treaty to combat the counterfeit medicine industry . Developed in 2010, the Council of Europe created a binding international instrument based upon the Right to Life provision in the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Signatories of the treaty agree to…
Read MoreThe United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has released an updated Russian translation of its National Formulary at the Russian Pharmmedobraschenie Conference in Moscow on October 26, 2011. USP is a nonprofit, scientific organization that develops quality standards for medicines. Its National Formulary publishes standards to support the testing of medicinal products and ingredients. In the US, USP’s…
Read MoreUkrainian authorizes announced that of the 1.2 billion packages sold in country in 2010, 2.5 million were fake medications. Most medications were antibiotics and hormone drugs that bore counterfeit labels from well-known drug manufacturers, and almost 50% of the counterfeit medications were purchased from the internet according to Intelvlas, reported Petosevic. Ukrainian authorities say they…
Read MoreThe Philippines Bureau of Food and Drug Administration (BFAD) helpd workshops in Batangas to educate consumers about the risks and prevalence of counterfeit medicines. BFAD is working on a long-term public education campaign to teach people not to purchase medications from unregulated sources. Rowena Tupas of the BFAD said that counterfeit medications are thriving because…
Read MoreChinese authorities instituted a major counterfeit medicine raid in Henan province cumulating with 114 people arrested and 65 million bottles of medicine collected, estimated at $30 million. Reports Securing Pharma, raids on 117 locations in Anyang, in northern Henan, revealed manufacturing and sales locations for the fake drugs. Police were first alerted to the ring…
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Read MoreA national poll by Consumer Reports National Research Center says that though Americans are suffering from recession, buying medicines at discounted rates from so-called online pharmacies is a bad idea because the risk of counterfeit medicines is so great. Says Consumer Reports (CR), “ordering from foreign websites should be avoided altogether.” CR discovered that…
Read MoreLower costs for prescription drugs for seniors on Medicare Part D has lowered online victims of counterfeit medicine as well. National Association of Boards of Pharmacy executive director, Carmen Catizone, told Fox News, “Thankfully, we haven’t seen as many seniors being taken advantage of [by fake online pharmacies] since Medicare Part D began offering more…
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