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McCain, Obama rethink drug reimportation: aides
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are reviewing their support for allowing individuals to import cheaper prescription drugs in light of tainted medicines and other goods made in other countries, their advisers said on Thursday. Reimportation, as the practice is known, has been controversial for years, even as some supporters…
[...]Counterfeit drugs common in HCM City, say health officials
Uganda: Country Battles Problem of Counterfeit Drugs
As the Ministry of Health struggles to combat various epidemics that are claiming millions of lives like HIV/Aids, TB and Malaria, unscrupulous people are also doing what it takes to make billions of shillings out of the misfortune. Officials at the National Drug Authority, the body charged with ensuring that all drugs coming into the…
[...]Rs 15m in fake drugs found
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) recovered counterfeit life-saving drugs worth around Rs 15 million on Wednesday, prompting the Pakistan Medical Association to reiterate that only prescriptions should be allowed. The menace of fake and counterfeit medicines in the country can only be eliminated if the government makes it mandatory for pharmacists to sell medicines…
[...]Don’t Sell Counterfeit, Expired Medicine
The Deputy Minister for Health, Dr Mrs Gladys Ashitey, yesterday called on health professionals and licensed medicine retailers not to play on the ignorance of clients and sell counterfeit and expired drugs to them. She said they should not compromise the health of Ghanaians by dealing in unprofessional acts that can undermine the health of…
[...]Agyarko: FDB will ensure drug safety
The Chief Executive of the Food and Drugs Board, Emmanuel Agyarko has assured the nation that his outfit will do everything within its power to ensure that drugs used in the country are not injurious to health. He said the FDB would work together with other stakeholders in the world to ensure that drugs that…
[...]Counterfeit drugs for malaria, other diseases threaten public health, WHO Director-General Chan says
The increasing availability of counterfeit drugs for malaria and other diseases poses a threat to public health, and governments must take action to supply affordable and effective treatments, World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan said Monday at the 26th Southeast Asia Region Health Ministers Meeting in New Delhi, Bernama/Daily Malaysian News reports. According to reports,…
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Pharmacy Board burns fake drugs in Kenema
The Pharmacy Board in the Eastern Regional headquarter town of Kenema has on Monday 1st September 2008 destroyed fake, substandard, counterfeit and expired drugs by burning it at the government hospital compound along Combema road in Kenema city. Addressing the press at the burning site the Secretary attached to the Ad-hoc task force on drugs…
[...]Task force seals off illegal pharmacies, arrests six operators
The Lagos State Task Force on Counterfeit and Fake Drug and Unwholesome Processed Foods has sealed off about 11 illegal pharmacies and patent medicine shops. It also arrested six of the operators in Mushin and Fadeyi areas, as part of measures to rid the state of fake and counterfeit drugs. A statement endorsed by the…
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