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The U.S. State Department recently reaffirmed its intentions to stop the flow of counterfeit drugs and fake money coming out of North Korea.At a press briefing, department spokesman Patrick Crowley said the U.S. would continue to apply pressure on those who are in charge of North Korea’s policies, reports the Yonhap News Agency.“We have no doubt that North Korea is…
Read MoreA recent study in Croatia revealed that nearly half of the medication seized from the country’s illegal supply chain are counterfeit drugs. The study, published in the Croatian language journal Lijecnicki Vjesnik, found that of the 26 samples of erectile dysfunction medication seized in the bust, 13 were counterfeit, according to BiomedME.com. The samples underwent high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in…
Read MoreWhile ground zero in the fight against counterfeit drugs in Africa is typically thought to be Nigeria, many other African nations are doing their best to combat the efforts of unscrupulous individuals who deal in phony medicines, including Sudan. The regional government of Southern Sudan is working to rid the area of counterfeit drugs, according to the Sudan Vision. Officials…
Read MoreA Nigerian businessman was recently arraigned for allegedly importing counterfeit drugs into the country. Paulinus Ejike Onuah is accused of importing counterfeit drugs into Nigeria, including fake versions of Lincocin Capsule, Ampiclox, Atesenate and Postinor, according to PM News. Onuah was arraigned by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in front of the Federal High Court…
Read MoreA Nigerian businessman was recently arraigned for allegedly importing counterfeit drugs into the country. Paulinus Ejike Onuah is accused of importing counterfeit drugs into Nigeria, including fake versions of Lincocin Capsule, Ampiclox, Atesenate and Postinor, according to PM News. Onuah was arraigned by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in front of the Federal High Court…
Read MoreA woman was recently arraigned on charges stemming from her attempt to import counterfeit drugs into Nigeria.
Read MoreTwo international pharmaceutical companies recently announced that they would use SaaS-based anti-counterfeiting technology to combat counterfeit drugs. This type of anti-counterfeiting technology places a scratchable area on drug packaging. The consumer then scratches it to reveal a number. That number is then sent via text message to a government agency, which in turn sends it to the drug manufacturer who…
Read MoreTwo international pharmaceutical companies recently announced that they would use SaaS-based anti-counterfeiting technology to combat counterfeit drugs. This type of anti-counterfeiting technology places a scratchable area on drug packaging. The consumer then scratches it to reveal a number. That number is then sent via text message to a government agency, which in turn sends it to the drug manufacturer who…
Read MoreA technology company has entered an agreement with a number of pharmaceutical companies in India to supply them with an anti-counterfeiting technology. By using nanotechnology the company says it can track medications through the supply chain and thus may prevent counterfeit drugs from entering it. Specifically, the technology puts unique “fingerprints” on products that can be used to follow them.…
Read MoreA number of illegal online pharmacies are selling an acne-fighting drug that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pulled from the market last year. Accutane first appeared in the U.S. in 1982, but over the years it was revealed that the medication could cause a number of serious side effects including inflammatory bowel disease and birth defects, according to…
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