WHO Attempts to Avoid Drug Resistant Malaria Epidemic

January 21, 2011

The World Health Organization is screening all residents of 20 villages in northwest Cambodia where drug-resistant malaria has evolved in part due to the victims exposure to counterfeit anti-malarial medications.

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Vietnamese Fake Drug Ring Busted

January 20, 2011

Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested 14 people who are allegedly members of a fake medicine production ring that police have been following for over a year.

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Indian Drugs to Carry Barcodes

January 19, 2011

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade announced new rules requiring medicine manufacturers to put barcodes on all products made for export in order to control for counterfeiting.

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Hacked Military and Government Computers Push Online Rogue Pharmacies

January 18, 2011

A U.S. web hosting provider admitted that hackers have invaded dozens of web pages
of government, educational and financial sites through a software flaw to promote online rogue
pharmacies.

Brian Krebs, an investigative journalist, reported that a customer of a Utah based web site host provider exploited a bug in a web site
administration tool used by a majority of hosting providers to ultimately
redirect visitors from these institutional websites to online stores selling prescription drugs without
prescription requirements.

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Nigerian Pharmacies Selling Fake Antibiotics Shut Down

January 18, 2011

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down numerous pharmacies selling fake drugs in Benue state.

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Study Investigates Online Rogue Pharmacies

January 17, 2011

A new study shows online rogue pharmacies using North American and Western European web hosting while fulfilling orders from other regions of the world.

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Father Asserts Expired Drugs Killed Infant

January 14, 2011

Police questioned Kashmiri hospital employees after an infant allegedly died from an injection with expired medication.

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7,000 Pills Vanished in Pharmacy Theft

January 13, 2011

A Northeast Florida pharmacist has been charged with the theft of 7,000 prescription painkiller pills from a Rite Aid drug store that are still missing.

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Mailed Drugs Stolen: Two More Cases

January 12, 2011

Three people are suspected of stealing mail packages, some of which including medicine deliveries from Gwinnett County, Georgia homes.

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Argentinian Federal Judges Continue Counterfeit Medicine Investigation

January 12, 2011

Argentinian authorities are continuing their two year investigation into the fake drug syndicate that infiltrated the Argentinian workers’ unions.

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