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Raids in Europe Crack Ring Selling Counterfeit Acomplia on Internet
Counterfeit Viagra seized
NAGPUR: Fake Viagra pills worth close to Rs 10 lakh have been seized during a series of raids conducted by a private vigilance company in collaboration with local police stations from across the country. After busting seven rackets across India, Mumbai-based vigilance company Enforcers of Intellectual Property Rights (EIPR) Ltd conducted the latest operation in…
[...]DOH intensifies info drive vs. fake drugs
To ensure that the sick will not be conned, the Department of Health continues its drive against counterfeit drugs through active information dissemination. Counterfeit medicines are those that are deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and source and can apply to both branded and generic products. Counterfeit products may include those with the…
[...]FDA Warns Consumers about Counterfeit Drugs from Multiple Internet Sellers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cautioning U.S. consumers about dangers associated with buying prescription drugs over the Internet. This alert is being issued based on information the agency received showing that 24 apparently related Web sites may be involved in the distribution of counterfeit prescription drugs. On three occasions during recent months, FDA…
[...]Spurious drugs seized
NEW DELHI: Four persons allegedly engaged in manufacture and supply of spurious drugs have been arrested by the Special Cell of the Delhi police. The police claim to have seized spurious drugs worth Rs. 20 lakh. Acting on a tip-off that some persons supplying spurious drugs would come to the Inter-State Bus Terminus at Anand…
[...]State Duma Targets Counterfeit Drugs
The State Duma will examine plans to stiffen penalties for manufacturers and distributors of counterfeit pharmaceuticals Friday, one of the sponsors of the proposed bill said Thursday. "It will be the first reading of a bill to create a new statute in the legal code covering the manufacture, intent to supply, supply, storage, transportation and…
[...]China recognises GSK for busting fake drugs racket
Africa: It’s Everyone’s Problem
KAOHSIUNG CUSTOMS OFFICE UNCOVERS VIAGRA-SMUGGLING
Taipei, April 23 (CNA) The Kaohsiung Customs Office (KCO) under the Ministry of Finance uncovered smuggled counterfeit Viagra and sleeping drugs in a container imported from China Monday, a Customs officer said. Also found in the same container were 194 China-made granite urns that are under import controls, the officer said. By Ruth Wang23 April…
[...]FDA Warns Of HIV Drug Mix-Up
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that bottles of HIV drug Ziagen may have been mislabeled as Combivir, another HIV drug. The FDA and GlaxoSmithKline, which makes both drugs, said it appears the bottles were tampered with by a third party that used counterfeit labels to mislead readers about the contents, WebMD reported…
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