Posts Tagged ‘South Asia’
Fake drugs racket: Raids continue, network goes wider
BALANGIR: The raids and subsequent arrest of Shankar Agrawala, the alleged kingpin and owner of the fake medicine factory in Kantabanji, have only revealed part of a vicious network. On a tip-off, Balangir and Kantabanji police raided the medicine manufacturing unit on Friay and found fake medicines worth over Rs one crore. Balangir SP Himansu…
[...]Crack down on fake drugs
The proposed survey of spurious drugs by the Drug Controller General of India should help quantify the extent of the problem and put an end to unsubstantiated numbers being used to buttress various claims. That should, however, not detract from the urgent need of putting in place a system to unearth and prosecute manufacture and…
[...]Fake drugs` export: Govt calls meeting
Following the European Commission allegations that India is the biggest supplier of counterfeit drugs to the European Union, the Union commerce ministry has called for a meeting of key stakeholders in the drug industry pharmaceutical exporters, the Export Promotion Council and the drugs control department to gauge the seriousness of the allegation and take remedial…
[...]Govt targets fake drugs makers with new Bill
The Union government will introduce a new Bill with severe penalties against makers and sellers of fake and spurious drugs in the next session of Parliament, as part of a package of five health and pharmaceutical legislations aimed at tightening regulations related to drug approvals, manufacturing, functioning of hospitals, practising doctors, diagnostic centres, and even…
[...]Counterfeit Medicines on the Rise in India
Adequate health care remains unavailable to most of India's citizens, especially in rural areas. Even those fortunate enough to have access to good care, however, cannot be certain that a prescription from a reliable doctor will ensure their recovery. VOA's Steve Herman in New Delhi explains why. A customer – in this case, someone sent…
[...]Medicines being produced without main ingredients
Many pharmaceutical companies in the country are manufacturing and marketing medicines without their main chemical ingredients, reports. Such evil practices could destroy Bangladesh s burgeoning pharmaceutical sector that export high quality drugs to some 65 countries, industry sources warned.(UNB) They pointed out that some unscrupulous industry owners are manufacturing and marketing sub-standard drugs in the…
[...]Counterfeit Viagra seized
NAGPUR: Fake Viagra pills worth close to Rs 10 lakh have been seized during a series of raids conducted by a private vigilance company in collaboration with local police stations from across the country. After busting seven rackets across India, Mumbai-based vigilance company Enforcers of Intellectual Property Rights (EIPR) Ltd conducted the latest operation in…
[...]Spurious drugs seized
NEW DELHI: Four persons allegedly engaged in manufacture and supply of spurious drugs have been arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi police. The police claim to have seized spurious drugs worth Rs. 20 lakh. Acting on a tip-off that some persons supplying spurious drugs would come to the Inter-State Bus Terminus at Anand…
[...]Ibad orders control of fake drugs
Karachi: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has ordered to take effective measures to control the selling of fake drugs across the province. In a meeting held in this regard on Saturday at the Governor House, he underlined the need of strict enforcement of the Drug Act to control fake drugs. 30 March 2007 Read…
[...]3 Medical stores challaned, spurious medicines recovered
JALALIA, March 5 (Online): On the special directives of District Nazim Major retired Tahir Sadiq and EDO Health, Drug Inspector Attock Sahibzada Tariq Masood Shah along with his team challaned three medical stores on the spot for selling spurious medicines . According to details, taking belligerent notice of sale of substandard medicines in Jalalia and…
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