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A sensitive magisterial inquiry is underway after the discovery of a fake medicinal product in the Maltese market. The police investigations are at an advanced stage and the alleged counterfeit drugs have been sent for further examinations at a number of renowned international laboratories. The hauled medicine is being studied in laboratories at the United States, United Kingdom and Germany,…
Read MoreCustoms officers have broken up a multimillion-dollar international counterfeit pharmaceutical ring selling fake drugs through the internet. Drugs seized in raids across the city yesterday included anti-impotence drugs such as Viagra, anti-viral medication used to prevent bird flu, slimming pills and heart disease drugs. The alleged 37-year-old mastermind of the syndicate was caught in a hotel room yesterday after a…
Read MoreThe Gauteng health department should tighten controls on expired medicines, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday, after media reports that patients at Johannesburg Hospital had been given old drugs. The Star reported that pharmacists at the hospital have been dispensing expired medicines and covering their actions by sticking labels over the expiry date. 23 January 2007 Read the full story…
Read MoreAny man who bought Viagra and Cialis from Niaja Kane and hoped for solid results would have come up a little short. Kane, 24, of Philadelphia, was sentenced yesterday to 32 months in federal prison for trafficking in fake Viagra, Cialis and Percocet pills. Viagra and Cialis are prescription drugs that treat male erectile dysfunction and Percocet is a prescription…
Read MoreRALEIGH, N.C. Federal officials say a Wilson convenience store operator has been convicted of trafficking in counterfeit Viagra. A jury in Greenville convicted Hatem Abu Hassan on Wednesday on charges of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property, interstate transportation of stolen property and five counts of trafficking in counterfeit goods. The government says Hassan sold a counterfeit Viagra…
Read MoreKABUL: Seeking treatment for her grandmother is an experience Nilab will never forget. The 20-year-old from the central Logar province had brought her grandmother to Kabul for treating a fever in late July. The 70-year-old passed away after she began medication. "She was fine until the night before," said Nilab. "We took her to a doctor and after she began…
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