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BAGHDAD – Amid the cacophony of Baghdad's Bab Sharaji market, Yasir Mazen has peddled counterfeit Viagra and other pills, gels and creams promising cures for ailments ranging from sexual dysfunction to bad skin. It has been a thriving business. "They always come back to buy more," said the 20-year-old of his customers. But Mazen and even sellers of legitimate medications…
Read MoreIt is being reported that the Federal Trade Commission is going on the attack against companies claiming to have in their possession, cancer curing drugs and are suing 5 such companies for attempting to sell them to people. The companies are marketing their supposed cancer curing drugs to cancer patients who are looking for herbal treatments to help cure them…
Read MoreContinued vigilance is required to minimise the risk of counterfeit medicines being supplied in Ireland, according to the Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA). The IPHA, in a statement, said to date, this country has had very few incidences of counterfeit drugs attempting to enter the legitimate supply chain. By Niall Hunter18 September 2008 Read the full story at irishhealth.com.
Read MoreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain are reviewing their support for allowing individuals to import cheaper prescription drugs in light of tainted medicines and other goods made in other countries, their advisers said on Thursday. Reimportation, as the practice is known, has been controversial for years, even as some supporters have arranged trips to Canada…
Read MoreAs the Ministry of Health struggles to combat various epidemics that are claiming millions of lives like HIV/Aids, TB and Malaria, unscrupulous people are also doing what it takes to make billions of shillings out of the misfortune. Officials at the National Drug Authority, the body charged with ensuring that all drugs coming into the country are of good quality,…
Read MoreGhanaians have been urged to exercise their civic responsibility by buying drugs at the right places to avoid more deadly incidents by traders in counterfeit products. The World Health Organisation (WHO), estimates that more than 30% of drugs could lead to the horrid healthcare crises that fake drugs often unleash. The rate of fake drugs is between 10 to 30%…
Read MoreKARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) recovered counterfeit life-saving drugs worth around Rs 15 million on Wednesday, prompting the Pakistan Medical Association to reiterate that only prescriptions should be allowed. The menace of fake and counterfeit medicines in the country can only be eliminated if the government makes it mandatory for pharmacists to sell medicines on prescription from a registered…
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