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In November 2009, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notified a new reward scheme for whistle-blowers who help unearth cases of spurious drugs.
Read MoreThe Caribbean island of Dominica has issued a warning to residents to be on the alert for fake drugs.
Read MoreFive British residents have been accused of importing into the UK fake cancer drugs, fake heart disease medicine, and fake schizophrenia medication from China worth millions of pounds.
The Partnership for SafeMedicines (PSM), a group of nonprofit organizations and individuals dedicated to protecting consumers from counterfeit drugs, today announced a major expansion of its international coalition with the launch of its partner PSM India.
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Read MoreFBI agents arrested Oleg Nikolaenko as the alleged mastermind behind the Mega-D botnet, that promoted counterfeit materials online, and was used, to “deceptively [market] and [sell] counterfeit herbal ‘male enhancement’ pills and generic prescription drugs that were falsely advertised as FDA-approved.”
Read MoreConsumer advocates, industry leaders and government officials are congregating on Tuesday December 7th to discuss the problems of counterfeit drugs. After opening remarks by industry and government officials, technical sessions on patient safety, healthcare delivery, regulatory mechanisms and technological safeguards will be conducted. The final session of the day will be a panel discussion on the development of greater access to safe medicines in India.
Scott LaGanga, Partnership for Safe Medicines and Bejon Misra, Healthy You Foundation (right)
Read MoreKenyan consumers can now use a pilot text messaging program to verify legitimate drugs and weed out fake drugs, as mobile phones become integrated into healthcare in Africa.
Read MorePartnership for Safe Medicines India Formed: Decemer 2010 Website: www.safemedicinesindia.in Media contact (India): Toll Free Helpline:1800-11-4424 Media contact (US): Teresa Schofield, teresa@safemedicines.org, +1.202.347.7947 Media fact sheet: About PSM India [PDF] Media coverage: Partnership For Safe Medicines Launches India Initiative, The Business Standard Health Group to Protect Consumers Against Fake Drugs, Press Trust of India Partnership for Safe Medicines begins India…
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