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NEW YORK and WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ — On the heels of major arrests for drug counterfeiting in China, Canada, and the United States, the Center for Medicines in the Public Interest today released a new report projecting counterfeit drug sales to reach $75 billion in 2010, a shocking 92% increase from 2005. September 13, 2005 Read the full story…
Read MoreHAMILTON — An Ontario pharmacist is facing a number of criminal charges in what police are describing as the first-ever case of a Canadian pharmacy that dispensed counterfeit versions of real medication to patients. By the Canadian Press September 9, 2005 Read the full story at canada.com.
Read MoreView larger map King West Pharmacy in Hamilton, Ontario came under scrutiny and the pharmacist of record there was arrested after 11 people died after being prescribed what turned out to be counterfeit versions of Norvasc, a Pfizer heart medication. The pills were actually made of talcum powder. Who: Ontario Regional Coroner’s Office, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Health Canada. When:…
Read MoreBEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police on Thursday hailed the bust of a Sino-US piracy ring making fake Viagra, but denied using arrests of Americans or other foreign nationals to publicise the fight against piracy, which the United States says China is losing. By Reuters September 8, 2005 Read the full story at reuters.com.
Read MoreFaced with unprecedented levels of counterfeit and increasingly dangerous goods coming into Canada, Ottawa is preparing to give customs and police officers tough new powers to stop such items at the border and prosecute those preying on consumers. By Elizabeth Thompson September 6, 2005 Read the full story at canada.com.
Read MoreNigeria has banned the import of pharmaceuticals produced by 30 Asian companies, including 24 Indian, alleging the firms sent counterfeit and substandard drugs to Africa's most-populous nation, officials said on Friday. By the Associated Press September 2, 2005 Read the full story at hindustantimes.com.
Read MoreLAGOS, 2 September (IRIN) – The proportion of fake and often deadly medicines in Nigeria has dropped from nearly 70 percent circulating in 2002 to less than 10 percent three years later, according to the country's drug control agency. By IRIN NewsSeptember 2, 2005 Read the full story at alertnet.com.
Read MoreCHAPEL HILL, N.C., Sept. 1 /– For a second consecutive year, the United States has been ranked as the worst country worldwide for drug counterfeiting, theft and diversion of prescription medications. September 1, 2005 Read the full story at yahoo.com.
Read MoreCOLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ — The groups that negotiated a groundbreaking agreement nearly three years ago to create Ohio's Best Rx, a prescription drug discount card program designed specifically to help people without prescription drug insurance, today joined with the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services (ODJFS) to propose amendments to make the program available to more Ohioans.…
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