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Lagos State government, on Monday, confiscated drugs worth N80 million as the Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods sealed seven illegal pharmaceutical premises and arrested two operators. By Kunle Awosiyan 7 October 2008 Read the full story at tribune.com.ng.
Read MoreTHE national and international Police are investigating 38 pharmacies for dealing in and selling counterfeit medicine. Police said 10 suspects were arrested as investigations go on. Police publicist Judith Nabakooba, National Drug Authority officer Kate Kikule and Uganda Revenue Authority customs officer Geoffrey Balamaga addressed the media at the Uganda Interpol headquarters yesterday. By Nicholas Kajoba6 October 2008 Read the…
Read MoreGOVERNMENT authorities have seized several tonnes of counterfeit, unregistered and expired human and veterinary medicines in a special operation carried out last week. The Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Mr Robert Manumba, told a news conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday that in the operation code named �Mamba� 233 boxes of veterinary drugs were seized. He said the operation covered…
Read MoreMore than two million counterfeit drugs destined for Africa have been seized in Belgium, customs officials say. They said the shipment from India, including copies of an anti-malaria drug, was the biggest seizure of fake medication ever made in Europe. 3 October 2008 Read the full story at bbc.co.uk.
Read MoreFour infants are dead and more than 54,000 children in China have suffered from kidney stones and kidney failure this past year as a result of baby formula and powdered milk tainted with melamine, an industrial chemical used to make plastics, glue and is found in pesticides. The toxin found its way into the milk products from more than 30 Chinese companies because of its ability to make the milk appear high in protein.
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) � Congress has passed a bill intended to crack down on rogue online pharmacies that sell drugs without a valid prescription. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., would prohibit the sale of controlled substances over the Internet without a prescription written by a doctor who has conducted an in-person examination of the patient. 1 October 2008…
Read MoreAs part of efforts to check the growing incidence of adulterated medications and unwholesome processed foods, fake drugs worth over N8.3 million have been seized in Akwa Ibom State. The chairman of the task force on counterfeit and fake drugs, Sebastian Bassey, who made this known in an interview with Businessday, stated that plans have been concluded for the destruction…
Read MoreThe World health Organization (WHO) office in Manila has called on the Department of Health (DOH) to strengthen monitoring of drugs to prevent the possible spread of counterfeit medicines in the country. �We have evidence on the prevalence of counterfeit drugs in some countries. With this matter, the Philippine government must have proper coordination with other countries to prevent such…
Read MoreCurrently, the United States has one of the safest drug supplies in the world because its pharmaceutical supply system is “closed” to importation. Once a drug is outside the strictly regulated distribution channel, there is no guarantee of its authenticity, effectiveness, or safety. We know from the recent incident in China of the deliberately contaminated milk and baby formula. This…
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