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Generics Urged to Get Involved in Fight Against Counterfeiting
While counterfeiting is believed mainly to affect brand drugmakers, the practice, as well as various anticounterfeiting measures, has implications for generic companies, an industry expert says. In the U.S., political discussion of the pharmaceutical industry is focused on drug safety and the cost of healthcare, but in Europe a current hot-button issue is counterfeit medicines,…
[...]New drug scare
BEIJING – The medicine cabinet in the average U.S. home is filling with drugs made in China, and some experts say that could be a prescription for trouble. China's booming pharmaceutical industry has doubled exports to the United States in five years, undercutting competitors and making U.S. consumers reliant on the safety of Chinese factories…
[...]FDA proposes heavier fines for fake drug business
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to impose much higher fines on manufacturers, sellers and importers of fake drugs. The proposed amendment to the Drug Act of BE 2510 is seeking to fine fakedrug manufacturers up to Bt5 million, and sellers and importers up to Bt2 million. "Convicted offenders are also liable to…
[...]Guest opinion: Counterfeit drugs the most dangerous Chinese export
Legislation is yet again pending that will open America's borders to imported prescription drugs. But if proponents of importation have their way, the American market could be flooded with dangerous copycat and counterfeit drugs produced in China, Indonesia and other countries with a poor record on consumer safety. With this in mind, it's worth asking:…
[...]Shopping online for prescription drugs
Drugs worth Rs 25 lakh seized
Fake Drugs Kill the Poor
Most Nigerians administer their own malaria treatment. They know the symptoms and they know the time-tested remedy–chloroquine, purchased from a local pharmacy or street trader. Unfortunately, chloroquine's effectiveness has deteriorated over the years as the malaria parasite has mutated and gained resistance to the drug. Chloroquine now fails most of the time it is administered.…
[...]Drug chief admits industry problems
A senior State Food and Drug Administration official admitted yesterday that quality problems existed with some exported pharmaceutical products, while highlighting the need for international co-operation in regulating the global drugs industry. "China is a huge drug-producing country, and the total value of output could reach 500 billion [yuan] each year," administration deputy head Wu…
[...]FORMER STORE OWNER SENTENCED FOR IMPORTING AND DISTRIBUTING COUNTERFEIT DRUGS
BMA Warns Of The Dangers Of Buying Drugs On The Internet, UK
A warning to patients about the dangers of buying prescription drugs via the internet came from the British Medical Association (BMA). The Association wants to work with the government and the World Health Organisation to control internet sales of medicines, some of which are counterfeit and potentially harmful. Dr Hamish Meldrum, Chairman of BMA Council,…
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