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When he was arrested in 2003, Weston's Michael A. Carlow was labeled the leader of a ring that funneled at least $46 million of fake and illegal medicine into U.S. drugstores. On Friday, Carlow pleaded guilty to the biggest accusation: Acting as a middleman in the sale of 200,000 bottles of fake or illegal cholesterol drug Lipitor. By Bob LaMendola04…
Read MoreOTTAWA, ONTARIO–(CCNMatthews – Nov. 2, 2006) – The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) welcomes Bill C-378 as a critical step forward but believes it does not go quite far enough. Tabled by M.P. Dr. Carolyn Bennett, the Bill would amend the Food and Drugs Act to provide any Minister of Health with the authority to ban bulk drug exports. Brian Stowe,…
Read MoreTwo men have appeared in court in West Bengal over the alleged mis-selling of kits which were used to test people for HIV/Aids and hepatitis. Police say Monozyme India sold hundreds of thousands of the kits, originally designed to test for pregnancy or other conditions, under false pretences. 30 October 2006 Read the full story at news.bbc.co.uk.
Read MoreThe head of the Georgian Drug Administration, Tinatin Turdzeladze announced on Tuesday that it's possible some dangerous medications may have entered the Georgian market and warns consumers to be careful. As a reaction to the increased flow of smuggled pharmaceutical drugs into Azerbaijan, the Azeri Drug Administration has been testing many medications on sale in the country and has discovered…
Read MoreWELLINGTON: A New Zealand scientist warned on Wednesday of sophisticated Asian-based rackets producing billions of fake medicines that kill thousands of people every year. Dallas Mildenhall said some of the counterfeit pills not only lacked the proper ingredients to treat illnesses such as malaria but contained carcinogens, solvents and even remains of insects. 25 October 2006 Read the full story…
Read MoreRockville, MD (AHN) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted the public to counterfeit diabetic (blood glucose) test strips being sold in the U.S. for use with some of the LifeScan model testing monitors. LifeScan originally reported their findings to the FDA. Two new lot numbers have been added as the latest identified counterfeit test strips. By Patricia…
Read MoreThe National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has urged the judiciary in Nigeria to support the current efforts to rid the country of fake drugs and substandard products by ensuring that the rule of law prevailed in the nation's courts and drug counterfeiters brought to book as their nefarious activities were equivalent to terrorism against the…
Read MoreMOSCOW. Oct 23 (Interfax) – The number of counterfeit drugs has "significantly" decreased, and now amounts to 3-4% of the Russian drug market, Russian Health and Social Protection Minister Mikhail Zurabov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin. 23 October 2006 Read the full story at interfax.ru.
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