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Lavrov Meets With U.S. Senators; a Tenth of Drugs Sold in Russia is Counterfeit – Rosnadzor
MOSCOW. Feb 2 (Interfax) – According to the Federal Service for Health Care and Social Development Supervision (Rosnadzor), counterfeit drugs account for around 0.1% of the total amount of medicines sold in Russia. "We have detected around 0.1% of counterfeit in the total amount of drugs sold. I must say that counterfeit medicines are absolutely…
[...]Aida Pharmaceuticals Wins Lawsuit Against Counterfeit Drug Suppliers
HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Aida Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AIDA – News), one of mainland China's leading pharmaceutical companies, today announced the Company has won an infringement lawsuit against four counterfeit drug suppliers of the transfusion form of Etimicin Sulfate, Aida Pharmaceuticals' patented antibiotic. The ruling was handed down by the Intermediate…
[...]Counterfeit Liviro3 Discovered After Recall
Ebek, Inc. was informed by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that lab analysis by FDA of Liviro3 samples found the product contains tadalafil, an FDA-approved drug used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), making Liviro3 an unapproved drug. On January 19, 2007, Ebek announced it was conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of Liviro3.…
[...]Fake medicines targeted at Malta
A sensitive magisterial inquiry is underway after the discovery of a fake medicinal product in the Maltese market. The police investigations are at an advanced stage and the alleged counterfeit drugs have been sent for further examinations at a number of renowned international laboratories. The hauled medicine is being studied in laboratories at the United…
[...]US envoy warns over counterfeit goods, medicine
Customs seizes HK$19m in fake drugs being sold on the internet
Customs officers have broken up a multimillion-dollar international counterfeit pharmaceutical ring selling fake drugs through the internet. Drugs seized in raids across the city yesterday included anti-impotence drugs such as Viagra, anti-viral medication used to prevent bird flu, slimming pills and heart disease drugs. The alleged 37-year-old mastermind of the syndicate was caught in a…
[...]Miami Man Arrested for Counterfeiting Prescription Drug Labels
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DA: Tighten controls on expired medicines
The Gauteng health department should tighten controls on expired medicines, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday, after media reports that patients at Johannesburg Hospital had been given old drugs. The Star reported that pharmacists at the hospital have been dispensing expired medicines and covering their actions by sticking labels over the expiry date. 23 January…
[...]Peddler of fake Viagra gets 32 months
Any man who bought Viagra and Cialis from Niaja Kane and hoped for solid results would have come up a little short. Kane, 24, of Philadelphia, was sentenced yesterday to 32 months in federal prison for trafficking in fake Viagra, Cialis and Percocet pills. Viagra and Cialis are prescription drugs that treat male erectile dysfunction…
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