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MEMBERS of Parliament on Monday quizzed officials from the National Drug Authority on the continued proliferation of counterfeit anti-malarial drugs in the country. The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises investigating NDA work was meeting the board members over policy issues. NDA is the national drug regulatory body. "We have reports that despite the presence of NDA;…
Read MoreInternational police body Interpol will join the fight against the growing trade in Africa in fake drugs for tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS which threatens the lives of thousands, a senior official said Tuesday. The agency's efforts will begin later this year and will build on its success in tackling the problem in Latin America and Southeast Asia, said John Newton,…
Read MoreJacob Hassan was diagnosed with malaria. The medic prescribed three tablets of Metakelfin to be taken at once and three others after a week. Jacob lives at Mbagala Kibondemaji on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam City. As the medical facility had ran out of the tablets then, the patient decided to purchase the dose from a pharmacy in the…
Read MoreYesterday's congressional hearing on the FDA's ability to guarantee the safety of our country's drug supply sounded another alarm that real consumer-protection measures need to be put in place that focus on patient safety. Let's hope Congress doesn't hit the snooze button again. It's been 9 years since the Government Accountability Office (GAO) last issued a report to Congress that…
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