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Beijing police raid bogus Viagra factory
BEIJING — Beijing police have raided an underground factory making fake Viagra pills, the anti-impotence drug, state media reported Wednesday. Xinhua News Agency said police found nearly 2,000 fake copies of the distinctive blue pills in the factory in eastern Beijing, along with machines, packing materials and trade mark logos, all worth an estimated US$320,000.…
[...]Russia listed second in world’s rating of counterfeit medicines distribution
Russia has been listed second in the world's rating of counterfeit medicines distribution. More than 26,300 facts of storage and sale of low-quality medicines, about 2,000 facts of counterfeit medicines sale, and 1,500 facts of medicines sale with keeping time expired were revealed as part of the decade action "Pharmacologist", Deputy Interior Minister Alexander Tchekalin…
[...]China to take aim at fake, dangerous drugs: official
China will step up its battle against fake and dangerous drugs, deepening a probe into pharmaceutical production following a scandal involving a former senior safety official, state media said on Friday. The government will review production licenses for 170,000 drugs, focusing on those given out between 1999 and 2002, the official China Daily cited Vice…
[...]6 tried in China for Tamiflu piracy
Six people have gone on trial in Shanghai on charges of making an unlicensed version of the anti-bird flu drug Tamiflu, newspapers and the court announced Friday. Lead defendant Wang Xun is accused of illegally purchasing the Tamiflu formula for $20,000 and then joining with others to pirate and sell the ersatz drug, Shanghai's Youth…
[...]Nigeria: NAFDAC Impounds N8 Million Fake Drugs
National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has impounded some quantities of fake and substandard drugs worth over N8 million. Similarly, the agency is questioning two suspects, Mr. Onyebuchi Okeke, an Idumota -based trader and Chief Nicholas Okeke the landlord of the premises used for the storage of the drugs in connection…
[...]Man suspected of selling fake Viagra in Beersheba
An elderly Beersheba resident was arrested by police Thursday on suspicion that he was operating an illegal business in fake Viagra pills. Detectives from the Southern District's Fraud Squad noted an advertisement in a local newspaper which was offering would-be customers the sought-after drug. The detectives made contact with the "salesman" and made an appointment…
[...]ECO Secretary General: 60% of counterfeit drugs made in developed countries
Baku hosts an International Conference on Fight against Counterfeit Drugs. The two-day conference is being attended by representatives from World Customs Organization, Economic Cooperation Organizations, Interpol, World Health Organization, customs agencies of 21 countries and 17 pharmaceutical companies and other organizations. Azerbaijan Customs Committee Chairman Aydin Aliyev underscored strengthening of joint cooperation in fighting counterfeit…
[...]Franois Loos prsente un projet de loi de lutte contre la contrefaon
Franois Loos, ministre dlgu l'Industrie a prsent ce jour en Conseil des ministres un projet de loi qui complte efficacement les outils juridiques des acteurs conomiques pour dfendre leurs crations et leurs inventions. Son champ d'application large va de l'ensemble des droits de proprit industrielle (brevet, marque, dessin et modle) tous ceux de la proprit…
[...]Buy certified drugs only
Miss Barbara Yankey, Western Regional Drug Information Pharmacist, has advised the sick not to purchase medicine without the requisite information. She noted that while self-medication compounded sicknesses, many people allowed others including their relations to take such un-prescribed drugs. 6 February 2007 Read the full story at myjoyonline.com.
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