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Isolated Case of Counterfeit Combivir on the Market
GlaxoSmithKline is informing health care professionals of an incident of misbranding of Ziagen (abacavir sulfate) as Combivir (lamivudine/zidovudine). Apparently, counterfeit Combivir labels were used by a third party. Two 60-count misbranded bottles of Combivir tablets (lot number 6ZP9760 with the expiration dates April 2009 and April 2010) contained Ziagen 300 mg tablets. The warning letter…
[...]EU Parliament told of rising counterfeit drug problem
The fight against counterfeit medicines has now become the new global war on drugs, leading experts have told MEPs. The counterfeit medicines market has emerged as a multi-billion euro business with profit margins rivalling those of hard drug trafficking, according to the latest WHO estimates. Around ten percent of medicines traded worldwide are substandard fakes,…
[...]Price, quality checks initiated on Ho Chi Minh City medicines
Vietnamese health inspectors, market regulators, customs officials and police began joint inspections Monday on pharmaceuticals in Ho Chi Minh City to eliminate fake drugs and arbitrary price hikes. The inspections are expected to last for the next 10 days, focusing on price quotations and invoices. Enterprises will be punished severely if found without proper invoicing…
[...]FDA WARNING: Risks of buying Accutane (isotretinoin) over the Internet
Fake medicines worth RM7.8 billion seized last year
Nigeria: NAFDAC Impounds N10m Fake Drugs in Lagos
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), yesterday announced the seizure of six consignments of fake pharmaceutical products valued at N10 million imported through Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja. Addressing newsmen yesterday in Lagos at NAFDAC Office, Oshodi, NAFDAC Director of Inspectorate, Mrs. Chinyere Ukaegbu, said the fake drugs included Visine Eye…
[...]It Is Estimated That About 97 Percent of the Drugs Produced by China’s Local Companies Are Generics or Counterfeits States New Report ‘China’s Guidebook for Pharmaceutical Patent Protection’
DUBLIN, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c53217) has announced the addition of China's Guidebook for Pharmaceutical Patent Protection to their offering. China's Guidebook for Pharmaceutical Patent Protection is an essential resource for overseas and multinational pharmaceutical companies to achieve successful patent protection for their intellectual property in China. The guidebook includes case studies of patent infringement…
[...]Upper East CEPS destroys contraband goods
The Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) in the Upper East Region on Thursday, burnt a quantity of confiscated goods estimated at about 112 million Cedis. The items, which included assorted foreign cigarettes, fake and expired pharmaceutical drugs, mosquito coils and Chinese herbal tea, were seized at various entry points in the Region by CEPS…
[...]Dutch Inspectorate warns against purchasing pharmaceuticals via internet
De Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg heeft vandaag aan diverse advertentie-sites, zoals speurders.nl en snuffelcorner.nl, gevraagd een waarschuwing te plaatsen, waarin de inspectie het publiek waarschuwt voor de aankoop van geneesmiddelen via internet. In de waarschuwing stelt de inspectie dat alleen geregistreerde geneesmiddelen gekocht en gebruikt mogen worden. Geneesmiddelen die zijn geregistreerd, zijn getoetst op kwaliteit,…
[...]Ibad orders control of fake drugs
Karachi: Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan has ordered to take effective measures to control the selling of fake drugs across the province. In a meeting held in this regard on Saturday at the Governor House, he underlined the need of strict enforcement of the Drug Act to control fake drugs. 30 March 2007 Read…
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