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Matheson and Bilbray Sponsor Counterfeit Medicine Bill
Congressmen Jim Matheson of Utah and Brian Bilbray of California have re-introduced a bill to improve authorities abilities to address the counterfeit medicine problem.
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John Gray, CEO of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association, at the 2010 Safe Medicines Interchange
John Gray, CEO and President of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association, spoke on the critical issues of patient safety and access to safe and efficient medicines.
[...]Taiwan Arrests 168 Suspects on Counterfeit Medicine Charges
Coordinating more than 1,200 law enforcement agents, Taiwanese authorities raided 238 locations on September 23-24, 2011. In the raids, 168 suspects were apprehended on allegations of making and selling counterfeit medicine.
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Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange Speaker Announced
Bob Hormats, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs, will be the luncheon speaker at the Partnership for Safe Medicines 2011 Interchange on October 27 at the National Press Club.
[...]US and Russian Health Orgs Pledge Cooperation Against Counterfeits
United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Healthcare and Social Development of the Russian Federation on September 22, 2011 to establish a process for the organizations to collaborate to improve drug quality internationally. At a signing ceremony in New York, Dr. V. I. Skvortsova, deputy minister of healthcare…
[...]Excerpt from Partnership for Safe Medicine’s 2010 Interchange
Highlights from the Partnership For Safe Medicine’s 2010 Interchange included Rick Roberts telling the story of his life-threatening brush with counterfeit medications straight from his own local pharmacy.
[...]Rick Roberts, a counterfeit drug victim, spoke at the 2010 Interchange
Canadian Police Warn Residents of Counterfeit Medicines Sold Online
Newfoundland and Labrador police are warning local residents not to purchase medications from unlicensed online vendors. Says Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt Boyd Merrill, “The fake pill industry… has sales in the billions of dollars and people in Newfoundland and Labrador are getting scammed as much as the rest of the world,” reports the CBC…
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