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Phony copies of blood testing strips used by millions of diabetics in the U.S. came from China. The counterfeit test strips were sold last year under the brand names "One-Touch Ultra" and "One-Touch" basic. Johnson & Johnson's Life Scan makes the real products. The company says it discovered the bogus strips after customers called to complain, and launched a worldwide…
Read MoreOn August 8 2007, Guangzhou City Intermediate People's Court held criminal proceedings of a well-known counterfeit medicine manufacturing case. Five people from Qiqihar No.2 Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, were criminally charged with, "causing a major liability accident." The well-known pharmaceutical manufacturer Qiqihar No.2 Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. held a national GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice; drug production quality control standard) certification. Its pharmaceuticals…
Read MoreA lack of regulation of online pharmacies is putting people at risk from fake medicines, research suggests. Analysis of more than 3,000 sites found medicines for sale without a prescription and some that were likely to be counterfeit or out of date. Industry fraud advisers MarkMonitor also found half of the sites did not safeguard customer details. The Royal Pharmaceutical…
Read MoreA Chinese pharmaceutical firm plans to recall thousands of anti-malarial drugs supplied to Kenya after discovering a counterfeit syndicate. The vice-president of Holley-Cotec Pharmaceuticals said 20,000 doses of Duo-cotecxin will be removed from sale. He told the BBC an analysis of the counterfeit product showed it had very low active ingredients and patients taking it would not be cured. 17…
Read MorePARALAKHEMUNDI, Aug 14: Paralakhemundi town today witnessed three rallies by different organisations for the recent issues like fake medicine trading, female foeticide. The Lok Sangram Manch along with the CPI (ML) organised a rally and later presented a memorandum to the CDMO demanding action against the persons involved in fake drug manufacture and female foeticide .They also demanded the resignation…
Read MoreThe State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), China's drug watchdog, has warned the public against buying pharmaceutical products from illegal online drugstores. Those websites operators who do not obtain proper licenses from the drug administration are illegal and will be held to account, said Yan Jiangying, spokeswoman of the SFDA at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday. 9 August…
Read MoreThe government recently launched the Apotek Rakyat (People's Pharmacy) program in an attempt to provide affordable drugs and encourage pharmacists to disseminate appropriate information to the public. Head of the Indonesian Pharmacist Association (ISFI) Haryanto Dhanutirto recently spoke with The Jakarta Post's Desy Nurhayati. Question: What are the objectives of the People's Pharmacy program? Answer: The government is committed to…
Read MoreLate this spring, Congress came close to legalizing the importation of prescription drugs from abroad. Although the legislation failed, lawmakers are expected to consider a similar measure soon. Despite the assertions of some pro-importation lawmakers who say that the only things endangered by drug importation are the large profits of the drug companies that overprice their medicines in our market,…
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