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Abstract Vaccines represent half the products on the FDA Biologics Product Shortages list. As a result, providers and patients may purchase them online, a process rife with patient safety risks. We examined vaccine online availability by assessing up to 5 identified online sellers. We determined if sites were accredited by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) VIPPS program,…
Read MoreIn an update to November 8, 2011 news that Chinese authorities capture 65 million fake pills in a crackdown on Chinese counterfeiters, new sources now say that along with the fake medications, questionable and dangerous ingredients were found on sites. Animal feed and chemical pignments were found, as well as corn starch, reported The Associated Press. The investigation began when…
Read MoreInvestigators have discovered counterfeit medications made all over the world, from Ecuador to Montreal.
While the world is still reeling from the news that 65 million bottles of fake medicine were confiscated in manufacturing and warehouse sites in Henan Province, China, officials remind consumers that counterfeit medications are made world-wide
Read MoreRussia, France, Germany and other European countries signed the first ever international treaty to combat the counterfeit medicine industry . Developed in 2010, the Council of Europe created a binding international instrument based upon the Right to Life provision in the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. Signatories of the treaty agree to criminalize activities that produce or…
Read MoreThis is a reprint of the FDA Alert. Keime Inc dba Barry's Vitamins Conducts a Nationwide Voluntary Recallof Virility Max Dietary Supplement: Lot Number 10090571 November 10, 2011 – Keime Incorporated announced today that it is conducting a voluntary recall of one lot of the companies dietary supplement product sold under the following name: Virility Max. The company has been…
Read MoreThe United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has released an updated Russian translation of its National Formulary at the Russian Pharmmedobraschenie Conference in Moscow on October 26, 2011. USP is a nonprofit, scientific organization that develops quality standards for medicines. Its National Formulary publishes standards to support the testing of medicinal products and ingredients. In the US, USP’s Formulary is the standard for…
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In 2011, the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) released a report detailing the dangers posed to American children if the secure and safe U.S. medical supply chain is opened to foreign drugs through importation.
Read MoreUkrainian authorizes announced that of the 1.2 billion packages sold in country in 2010, 2.5 million were fake medications. Most medications were antibiotics and hormone drugs that bore counterfeit labels from well-known drug manufacturers, and almost 50% of the counterfeit medications were purchased from the internet according to Intelvlas, reported Petosevic. Ukrainian authorities say they have been working on more…
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