New Delhi, April 28 : The long delayed draft legislation on spurious drugs, introducing even death penalty for the manufacture and sale of fake medicines, is finally ready to be introduced in the ongoing parliament session. April 28, 2005 Read the full story at webindia123.com.

Southeast Asia has emerged as the global center for drug resistant malaria and is fuelling illicit trade in counterfeit drugs used to fight the disease killing one million people every year, officials said Monday. By P. Parameswaran Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Read the full story at manilatimes.net.

Tennesseans may be able to buy prescription drugs from foreign countries if a bill is approved in the General Assembly. By Judith R. Tackett April 27, 2005 Read the full story at nashvillecitypaper.com.

New Delhi: The US may have busted a major Internet racket selling drugs with its base at Agra, but the business of producing and marketing fake medicines has reached alarming proportions in India. 4/25/2005 IANS Read the full story at thepeninsularqatar.com.

Jefferson City, Mo. /PRNewswire/ – infoZine – In response to former Governor Holden's decision to allow Missouri to the join the I-SaveRx importation program, the Missouri Pharmacy Association encourages legislators to carefully review the new findings in an importation report recently conducted by former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Upon examination of the report, which is entitled "Examination and…

One of Europe's most respected voices on pharmaceutical fraud today urged a key Senate Committee to learn from the European Union's mixed experience in importing drugs and warned that U.S. policymakers must fully understand how drug counterfeiters can exploit the opening of borders. By Jim Kouri, CPP Apr 25, 2005 Read the full story at michnews.com.

Mumbai, April 24 : The next time you receive e-mail with subject lines screaming "cheaper Viagra directly from the maker" or "original Valium delivered anonymously" don't just dismiss them as spam. Read the full story at teamlink.net.