Posts Tagged ‘South Asia’
Beware of fake drugs
A LEADING surgeon yesterday warned that counterfeit medical drugs were being sold alongside medicines stolen from the public health system openly at markets throughout the country. Dr Polapoi Chalou said health centres and aid posts were not supplied with medical drugs because the medicines were going into the wrong hands, often stolen and sold, causing…
[...]Fake drugs worth Rs 5.3 cr seized
HYDERABAD: The Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has seized Rs 5.36 crore worth of spurious, sub-standard and illegal drugs from godowns and industrial units in the state in the last few weeks. Ironically, Rs 4.80 crore worth of drugs were manufactured without a valid licence. “A special drive was taken up by the DCA from February…
[...]Counterfeit Viagra from China prompts warnings in India
New Delhi – After China's toxic toys and jewellery worried authorities in the United States, made-in-China counterfeit Viagra has rattled police in India's financial capital of Mumbai, a newspaper reported Monday. The pills have police officers worried because they were "highly hazardous" yet easily available, the English-language Hindustan Times newspaper said. Last week, the police…
[...]World Health Organization says willing to help in fake drugs study
Less than a month after completing its own study in India to estimate the incidence of counterfeit and spurious drugs in the local market, the World Health Organization (WHO) is willing to extend its financial as well as technical support to a proposed countrywide survey on fake drugs mooted by the Union ministry of health…
[...]Price control hinders fight against fake drugs
MUMBAI: Price control of drugs in India is making it difficult for companies to fight against spurious medicines as they are unable to set off the resultant increase in cost, Nicolas Piramal Director Swati Piramal said today. "The government does not provide for additional cost while fixing the prices for drugs," she said. Spurious drugs…
[...]Industry vows to fight fake drugs
NEW DELHI: The pharma industry has come up with a solution to curb the menace of fake drugs being rampantly sold in the country. The industry has sought permission of chemicals ministry, the administrative ministry for drug pricing, to allow an increase of 3-4% on drug retail prices so that it can introduce tamper-proof packaging…
[...]Rallies to protest fake medicine racket
PARALAKHEMUNDI, Aug 14: Paralakhemundi town today witnessed three rallies by different organisations for the recent issues like fake medicine trading, female foeticide. The Lok Sangram Manch along with the CPI (ML) organised a rally and later presented a memorandum to the CDMO demanding action against the persons involved in fake drug manufacture and female foeticide…
[...]Prompt action has been taken: Naveen
BHUBANESWAR: With his back to the wall over Minister of State for Health Duryodhan Majhi s statement that he (Majhi) apprised him about the proliferation of spurious drug manufacturing and trade in Orissa much before, a red-faced Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik came out in his own defence on Monday. Naveen said he had directed for…
[...]Congress activists stage demonstration
BHUBANESWAR: Congress activists on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Raj Bhawan demanding dismissal of Naveen Patnaik-led Government and a CBI probe into the fake drugs and infanticide incidents. The party supporters belonging to Bhubaneswar district unit also submitted a memorandum to Governor Rameshwar Thakur in this connection. 31 July 2007 Read the…
[...]Official suspended, five arrested in Orissa fake drug racket
Bhubaneswar : The Orissa government suspended a drugs inspector and arrested five persons for their alleged role in a fake drugs racket that was unearthed recently, officials said Wednesday. "T.V. Rao, a drugs inspector posted at the district headquarter of Bolangir has been suspended for his alleged role in the circulation of fake medicines," a…
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