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YEMEN: Counterfeit, obsolete drugs pose safety risk, say health experts
SANAA, 4 Jul 2006 (IRIN) – Poverty is pushing patients towards cheaper counterfeit medicines, many of which have passed their expiry dates and pose a health hazard, according to health officials. Poor patients are at risk from using expired and fake medicines, said Dr Hashem al-Zain, World Health Organization representative in Yemen. Al-Zain added that…
[...]Uganda Tries to Curb Availability of Fake Drugs
The sale of counterfeit drugs has reached extremely high volumes in the developing world. Some countries are taking steps to address the problem. In Uganda, for instance, the government has authorized the National Drug Authority to fight this issue. Dr. David Mukanga is a pharmacist and public health specialist in Kampala, Uganda. He told Voice…
[...]Man sentenced in Lipitor case
Fake medicine firm fined, banned after 11 deaths
A pharmaceutical company that made a drug which killed 11 people in Guangdong Province has been fined 19 million yuan (US$2.3 million) by a drug watchdog. The production licence of the Qiqihar No 2 Pharmaceutical Company, based in Northeast China, has also been revoked by the Heilongjiang provincial food and drug administration and the sale…
[...]Hologram labels edge out counterfeit drugs
BEIRUT: The Lebanese Pharmaceutical Importers Association (LIPA) has a new weapon in the fight against counterfeiters, and a new way of assuring consumers of the authenticity and safety of their medication. Those who have made a trip to the pharmacy in the past few months may have already noticed the new LIPA "hologram" sticker on…
[...]Counterfeit medicine becomes serious problem
A specialist urologist, Dr. James Nkusi has said that counterfeit medicines are becoming a serious problem and control measures are being taken worldwide. He said the sale of such drugs is highly profitable as it is a low risk enterprise and non-taxable in most cases. Nkusi said that the danger to the consumer is that…
[...]Gov. Bush signs bill weakening safeguards against fake drugs
Gov. Jeb Bush signed into law a sharply contested measure that relaxes paperwork rules aimed at stopping unscrupulous pharmacy wholesalers from selling fake or adulterated drugs. The governor said the rules, due to take effect Saturday, could needlessly burden pharmaceutical warehouses and potentially cause shortages of medicine. He echoed arguments made by large wholesale drug…
[...]2 foreigners served with new arrest warrant over sale of fake Viagra
(Kyodo) _ Police served a fresh arrest warrant Thursday on two foreigners on suspicion of smuggling and selling fake Viagra and other medicines without a license, they said. The police and customs seized a total of about 100,000 pills at Kansai International Airport and other places related to the suspects — Kim Lorenzo Gen, a…
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