Bill to beef up DHS anti-counterfeit efforts likely to hold

August 22, 2006

Lawmakers will likely wait until after the November elections to push a bill that would channel more resources toward Homeland Security Department counterfeit detection and enforcement efforts, a consultant for a U.S. Chamber of Commerce affiliate said Monday. The 2006 Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act (H.R. 5921), referred to the House Judiciary Committee last…

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Counterfeit drugs a major problem

August 21, 2006

Counterfeit or sub-standard, anti-infective drugs are a widespread and under-recognised problem, increasing the resistance of diseases to treatment and undermining trust in health care in the developing world, researchers warned in a study published on Monday. "Much more needs to be done now to improve this enormous, yet neglected problem that affects particularly the poorest,…

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Study highlights dangers of counterfeit medicines

August 21, 2006

Officials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) off-load boxes of fake drugs for destruction at the premises of the agency in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2001. Counterfeit or sub-standard anti-infective drugs are a widespread and under-recognised problem, increasing the resistance of diseases to treatment and undermining trust in health care…

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Irish chemists crack down on dodgy drug sites

August 17, 2006

The PSI, which is the statutory body for pharmacists and pharmacies, said that the task force is intent on finding ways to combat the purchase of prescription drugs online. The move follows an investigation undertaken by the Irish Examiner in April which revealed just how easy it is to buy medicines such as Viagra and…

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Flourishing expired medicine found in prisons

August 17, 2006

Expired medicine, as well as illegal or smuggled "grey medicine" is being dispensed to some inmates through correctional services department (DCS) pharmacies, says the Special Investigating Unit. In its interim report to Parliament tabled on Wednesday for the period April to September 2005, the SIU – headed by Willie Hofmeyr – said it was investigating…

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