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Surfers buy medicines online
Twenty-five per cent of online shoppers in the UK either have or would be prepared to buy prescription drugs over the web, according to a survey. According to WebCredible's findings, more people would buy prescription drugs online than would buy cars or garden sheds. 13 August 2008 Read the full story at webuser.co.uk.
[...]FDA: Baltimore Pharmacies Selling Expired and Counterfeit Drugs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns consumers who recently filled prescriptions at two Medicine Shoppes in Baltimore they may have received expired or counterfeit drugs. The FDA is especially worried because the drugs in question are taken for serious illnesses and could have adverse effects on patients' treatments. 12 August 2008 Read the full…
[...]Inter-state counterfeit drug peddling gang busted in Uttar Pradesh
Dominican Customs nabs 4 trucks full of fake medicines
NAFDAC destroys N250m fake goods in Gombe
NATIONAL Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is set to destroy N250 million worth of unwholesome products in Gombe this week, Mr. Abdulsalam Ozigis, its co-ordinator in the state, said Monday in Gombe. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the items were seized across the six states of the North-East…
[...]Police battle counterfeit drugs
A Counter To Counterfeit Drugs
Fake pharmacies swallow bitter pill
Two hundred private pharmacies selling expired and banned drugs were nabbed by the special unit of the National Drug Control Authority during a single day countrywide raid. These pharmacies had sold drugs without prescriptions and they did not have qualified and trained pharmacists, Healthcare and Nutrition Ministry sources said. Nadira Gunatilleke29 July 2008 Read the…
[...]JFDA warns of potentially deadly sexual peformance enhancers
AMMAN – The Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA) issued a warning on Monday concerning the use of illegal sexual performance enhancers, cautioning that the drugs may contain toxic materials that could lead to death. The JFDA urged citizens to only obtain enhancers prescribed by physicians. "In principle, sexual enhancers should only be sold by…
[...]Paraguay is Feeding Brazil with Cheap Counterfeit Drugs, Says Brazilian Anti-Counterfeit Body
An increasing number of Brazilians are acquiring medicines in neighbouring Paraguay where drugs are cheaper, reports newspaperGazeta do Povo. In 2007, the phenomenon led to a 68.9% year-on-year increase in drug seizures at the Brazilian-Paraguayan border. The seizures were estimated to be worth 298.6 Brazilian real ($189US.8 million). The most common drugs seized are erectile…
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