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Fake drugs are killing thousands
Sooner or later, most travellers to southeast Asia will eventually buy a fake. I used to have drawers of the stuff – a reproduction gold Rolex was one unfortunate purchase and I'm sure the odd counterfeit designer handbag made it home as a gift. It's tempting to view the trade as harmless. If the accessories…
[...]Beware of counterfeit meds
Question: I take medicine to control my cholesterol levels. I was happy with the results until lately, when my cholesterol levels have gone back up. What could be the problem? Answer: First, make sure that you haven't changed your diet, decreased your exercise, or gained weight. If none of those have occurred, it might be…
[...]Police break up fake drug ring
JAKARTA: Central Jakarta Police have arrested 11 people suspected of producing and distributing counterfeit drugs. Police said Tuesday the suspects produced and packaged counterfeit over-the-counter medicines in Pasar Pramuka market, Cempaka Putih district, to be sold to small health clinics in several regions. 22 February 2007 Read the full story at thejakartapost.com.
[...]Fake Viagra worth P35m seized
Killer pills: Banned but available
2 Japanese men nabbed for fake drugs
Thirty-six-year-old Yuya Ohama and 44-year-old Takahiro Ogawa were arrested yesterday at a luxury Sukhumvit condominium. Police also found 20,000 "Cialis" pills. Police said the pair was selling packages of the drug for Bt20,000 on the Internet. The price works out to about Bt500 for each pill. 18 February 2007 Read the full story at nationmultimedia.com.
[...]FDA Alerts Consumers to Unsafe, Misrepresented Drugs Purchased Over the Internet
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has become aware that a number of Americans who placed orders for specific drug products over the Internet (Ambien, Xanax, Lexapro, and Ativan), instead received a product that, according to preliminary analysis, contains haloperidol, a powerful anti-psychotic drug. Reports show several consumers in the United States have sought emergency…
[...]Two N.C. men plead guilty in counterfeit Internet drugs case
ATLANTA Two North Carolina men pleaded guilty today in Atlanta federal charges stemming from a scheme to sell counterfeit prescription drugs over the Internet. The U-S Attorney's Office says 40-year-old David A- Brady of Pinehurst pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud individuals seeking prescription drugs and to introduce into interstate commerce unapproved new drugs and…
[...]Are Counterfeit Drugs Finding Their Way to Your Home?
NEW YORK, NY — (MARKET WIRE) — February 15, 2007 — Up to 40 million of the prescription bottles handed out in the U.S. today are filled with substances that aren't what they claim to be, according to this Sunday's issue of PARADE magazine. "Drug counterfeiting," a business that has expanded in the last five…
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