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Germany is investigating dozens of pharmacies in the north of the country for suspected involvement in the distribution of illegal medicines, including counterfeits, reports securingpharma.com. Prosecutors have brought charges against one pharmacist from the Braunschweig region who is accused of handling €1.68m-worth. Pharmacies in Hamburg, Celle, Verden and Kiel are also being probed, reports the German business magazine Markt, which…
Read MoreA federal judge recently sentenced a man to four years in prison for his part in operating an illegal online pharmacy that distributed anabolic steroids to a number of high-profile individuals. J. Michael Bennet, a pharmacist, was one of five people found guilty earlier this year of running the online pharmacy, called Applied Pharmacy Services (APS), according to Al.com. “I…
Read MoreAA packaging machinery manufacturer has proposed a new anti-counterfeiting technology that may help protect people from counterfeit drugs. The proposed technology would place a serialized label on the side of the individual blister packs and also put a synchronized marking on the bottom of each drug container, according to Packaging Digest. The marking on the bottom would allow for…
Read MoreNational authorities in Nigeria said they have detected a new strategy being used by counterfeit drug dealers. They are pushing their fake medicines in the country’s rural areas. The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians that as they continue their crackdown on phony drug peddlers, the illicit trade is heading into the country’s…
Read MoreMinister of Health and Social Development Honourable Dancia Penn delivered the seminar’s opening remarks and stressed the dangers of counterfeit drugs. She said that a community-wide effort would be needed to keep counterfeit drugs out.
Read MoreResearchers in Belgium recently uncovered a new method to identify counterfeit drugs. A team of researchers from the Scientific Institute of Public Health in Brussels, Belgium, compared three different spectroscopic techniques to determine which was best for certain erectile dysfunction drugs, according to SecuringPharma.com. The three techniques examined were Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), near infrared spectroscopy (NIR)…
Read MoreA company that has registered 8 percent of the world’s website domain names has been accused of registering about one-third of all the world’s illegal online pharmacies’ websites. Critics are calling on Demand Media to end its registration of illegal online pharmacies, as well as saying it should stop some of its other controversial activities, according to IDG News. Demand…
Read MoreAn Indian pharmaceutical association has established a task force to regulate the sale of medication. In response to the bust of a major racket involving the sale of expired medication and counterfeit drugs, the Tamil Nadu Pharmaceutical Distributors Association (TNPDA) is planning on creating a task force that would help gather intelligence about fake drug distributors, according to the Times…
Read MoreA shipment of counterfeit drugs was recently seized at a Nigerian airport. A consignment of fake Tramadol was seized by Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano on July 23, according to the Daily Sun. Tramadol is a painkiller that is often abused by youths in Nigeria,…
Read MoreView larger map Dozens of German pharmacies in the north of the country are under investigation for suspected distribution of counterfeit medication. Pharmacists from Brauschweig, Hamburg, Celle, Verden and Kiel are being investigated. Who: German officials When: August 12, 2010 Where: Brauschweig, Hamburg, Celle, Verden and Kiel How: Counterfeit drugs are suspected of being available on pharmacy shelves. Additional details:…
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