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More inspectors and a comprehensive computer database are needed to help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration improve its monitoring of foreign-made drugs and drug ingredients entering the United States, an agency official told U.S. lawmakers Wednesday. Due to limited resources, the FDA each year inspects only about 10 percent (300) of foreign facilities that ship drugs and drug ingredients…
Read MoreOrla Buckley was less than a week into her study abroad program in Spain when things went sour. Days after arriving in Seville in May 2003, Buckley, then 19, was walking home from a class during a Scotland vs. Portugal soccer match being played in the city. When Scotland scored, an exuberant fan outside the stadium picked Buckley up by…
Read MoreToday the House Appropriation's Committee's Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a hearing on drug safety. You can view the Partnership for Safe Medicines' thoughts on the matter here.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, the Government Accountability Office delivered an alarming message to a congressional panel — the Food and Drug Administration lacks the resources to ensure the safety of the nation's food, drugs and medical devices. Congress has vowed to fix the FDA. It plans to boost its funding, which is a good start. But those efforts will…
Read MoreIn its determination to eradicate the sale of fake drugs in the country, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Taskforce on Counterfeit and Fake Drugs (TFC&FD) has called on the public to desist from buying drugs from unregistered pharmacists stressing that "fake drugs are more vicious than the scourge of malaria and HIV/AIDS." Making the call at a one-day public enlightenment…
Read MoreMOSCOW. Feb 20 (Interfax) – According to the Russian Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development (Roszdravnadzor), the majority of counterfeit medicine comes to the Russian market from India and the UK. "Roszdravnadzor has made a rating of domestic and foreign producers by the relative volume of counterfeit products, using an analysis of the counterfeit medicines sold in…
Read MoreOne in five pharmaceutical drugs bought in Ouagadougou is counterfeit and sold on the street with no prescription and no expiry date, according to the Ministry of Health. Despite laws banning the practice, the government has lost control of the industry and the unregulated drug market continues to expand, with damaging health consequences, fear doctors – and cheating the economy…
Read MoreThe National Retail Federation is expected to issue a warning today about stolen infant formula and over-the-counter medicines popping up on Internet auction sites. Some of the products pose a risk to consumers because they must be stored at a certain temperature, typically 68 to 77 degrees, to avoid spoiling. Thieves aren't likely to be cautious about things like temperature,…
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