Counterfeit drugs seized

December 18, 2008

Drugs valued at over Ksh. 5 million have been destroyed by pharmacy and poisons board of Kenya in conjunction with GlaxoSmithkline at the Kenya medical research institute KEMRI. A consignment of the counterfeit Panadol Extra tablets was seized from the local market in an operation carried out by the ministry of health and the police.…

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EU coordinates customs services to seize counterfeit drugs

December 17, 2008

European Union customs agents seized more than 34 million illegal pills and tablets in the 27-country bloc's first coordinated campaign against illegal medicines, the EU's executive Commission said on Tuesday. Starting in mid-October, customs officials across the EU joined forces to intercept illegal and counterfeit products like antibiotics, anti-cancer, anti-malaria and anti-cholesterol medicines, various painkillers…

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China blacklists 23 websites selling counterfeit drugs

December 9, 2008

BEIJING, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — China's drug safety watchdog has blacklisted 23 websites, which were found to have been selling fake drugs or to have published illegal adverts that exaggerated the benefits of their products. The websites, some of which claimed to be sponsored by research institutions of renowned universities, were identified by the State…

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