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Letting punishment fit the crime
GUANGZHOU: Five lawyers in Guangzhou have submitted a proposal to the National People's Congress (NPC) to amend the Law on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests. "We have suggested introducing the measure of punitive damages into the law of China. We hope worse punishments for counterfeit makers can stop fake products damaging people's health,"…
[...]Feds target individuals’ prescription drug imports
After ordering a prescription drug for his enlarged prostate earlier this year from a Canadian pharmacy, a 76-year-old Santa Fe man received a letter from the federal government informing him that it had confiscated the package. The man, who did not want to be identified, said he saves more than $200 every three months or…
[...]Fake drug in 2 Jiangsu deaths
A HOSPITAL in Jiangsu Province is investigating whether the death of two patients was caused by a fake drug made by a Heilongjiang Province drugmaker, a newspaper reported yesterday. The two men were injected with Armillarisin A made by the Qiqihar No. 2 Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, said the Modern Express. Wang Xiyong, 27, died on…
[...]Dubai Customs seizes large quantities of counterfeit medicine
The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Department of Dubai Customs has confiscated significant quantities of counterfeit medicine in coordination with the UAE Ministry of Health, it was announced at a press conference held on May 30, 2006 at the Dubai Customs main building in Bur Dubai. The announcement was made by Mohammed Matar Al Mari, Executive…
[...]Action Urged Against Fake Medicines
Health community calls for global action against fake medicines
A general view of the World Health Organization's (WHO) annual assembly in Geneva. Health experts have warned that governments and industry were doing more to deal with the trade in counterfeit CDs than to tackle a growing wave of potentially lethal or harmful counterfeit medicines. 26 May 2006 Read the full story at www.todayonline.com.
[...]Pharmacies suspected as Internet pill mills
Agents with the State Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday raided two area pharmacies suspected of dispensing drugs based on illegal prescriptions obtained over the Internet. Woody Pharmacy in Mooresville and Woody Pharmacy-Waterside in Denver were closed by the N.C. Board of Pharmacy, and licenses of four pharmacists were suspended. KAREN GARLOCH24…
[...]Counterfeiting: A Genuine Problem
Counterfeiting is big business. U.S. companies lose about $300 billion dollars annually to counterfeit products. Worldwide the cost is about $500 billion. Counterfeiting affects the medicine you take, the cars you drive, the food you give your baby, the computer you use, even the clothes you wear. 24 May 2006 Read the full story at…
[...]Healthcare specialists discuss control over quality of medications
The Head Department for Control over the Quality of Medicaments and Medical Equipment of the Healthcare Ministry held a conference on 24 May at Dedeman Silk Road Tashkent Hotel. The event was organized with the sponsorship support of Nikomed Company. 24 May 2006 Read the full story at news.uzreport.com.
[...]Let’s learn from global health failures
The World Health Organization and its member countries are holding their annual meeting, known as the World Health Assembly, in Geneva this week. With hopes dashed for meeting its ambitious AIDS prevention and treatment goals, criticisms of its failed Roll Back Malaria Program, and chronic illnesses such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes threatening even…
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