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American, Canadian and Mexican government agencies have launched a campaign to stop Internet advertisements for fraudulent diabetes cures and treatments. About 180 warning letters and other advisories have been sent to online outlets in the three countries. 23 October 2006 Read the full story at health24.com.
Read MoreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators on Thursday warned about a number of U.S. and foreign-owned Web sites aiming to sell or advertise dietary supplements which they claimed cure, treat or prevent diabetes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission both said they sent warning letters to dozens of companies in addition to contacting government agencies…
Read MoreForeign pharmaceutical companies attending the meeting said they were finding it difficult to detect copycat drugs due to the increasingly enhanced technology of faking medicine. Sanofi, a Vietnam-based French pharmaceutical company, has petitioned the Vietnam Health Ministry, citing two of its medicines that were counterfeited in the local market. 19 October 2006 Read the full story at thanhniennews.com.
Read MoreHealth Canada is warning Canadians that certain Lifescan, Inc., One Touch Brand Test Strips, Basic/Profile and Ultra, sold in the United States are counterfeit. The counterfeit blood glucose test strips could potentially give incorrect blood glucose values, either too high or too low, which could result in a patient taking too much or too little insulin, leading to serious injury…
Read MoreMauritius is in the midst of a controversy in a medicine-trafficking case after a programme by French Channel 5 was broadcast on MBCTV ten days ago. It was reported that fake medicines produced in Mumbai were packed in the Mauritian Freeport and dispatched to African countries. The arrest of a woman from Seychelles and a South African as well as…
Read MoreBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) – The European Union and China have started monitoring major seaports including Rotterdam and Shenzhen for counterfeit pharmaceuticals, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing EU Taxation and Customs Commissioner Laszlo Kovacs. European customs have seized fake drugs ranging from antimalarials to vitamin supplements, the report said. 16 October 2006 Read the full story at forbes.com.
Read More[reprinted from the FDA website] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the United States for use with various models of LifeScan, Inc., One Touch Brand Blood Glucose Monitors used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose. The counterfeit test strips potentially could give incorrect…
Read MoreThe Ontario Pharmacists' Association has issued an open letter to Canada's Minister of Health, Tony Clement expressing their grave concerns that a recent ruling by the United States' legislative body that will again allow U.S. citizens to cross the Canadian border in order to purchase cheaper prescription drugs. The new legislations include relaxing border enforcement as American citizens re-enter the…
Read MoreOTTAWA — Canada's pharmacists say the drug supply in this country is threatened by the federal government's refusal to fight a recent U.S. decision to allow Canadian drugs to be shipped across the border in small amounts. "Ontario pharmacists are gravely concerned about the imminent threat to Canada's prescription drug supply, and the corresponding public health and safety threat to…
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