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Parents and guardians living in Kubwa, a satellite town in Abuja, and Suleja, another town in Niger State, but close to the Federal Capital, have every reason to give thanks to the almighty God, following the arrest of three people that specialise in the sale and administration of unregistered, substandard and expired Hepatitis B vaccines on their children. The three…
Read MoreCome December, drug makers and distributors will have to keep track of every single person who handles the 7.5 million bottles of medicine shipped daily within the U.S. These companies also will have to keep track of the drugs' lot numbers and the addresses they pass through. It's all part of an effort to reduce the number of counterfeit drugs…
Read MorePour l'OMS, un mdicament contrefait est "un produit dont la composition et les principes actifs ne rpondent pas aux normes scientifiques. Il est inefficace et souvent dangereux pour le patient". Or la contrefaon prend des formes trs diverses. Et elle peut concerner aussi bien des produits de marque que des produits gnriques. Il existe en fait, trois sortes de mdicaments…
Read MoreTwo Government Health officials and a Medicine vendor have been arrested by a combined team of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Department, over the sale and administering of unregistered and substandard vaccines on unsuspecting patients. A statement by NAFDAC, signed by Abubakar Jimoh, Head, Public Relations Unit, said the…
Read MoreWINNIPEG — Under attack from U.S. regulators, Canada's Internet drug industry came out swinging yesterday at what they claim is a politically motivated smear campaign designed to shut the flow of cheaper Canadian drugs south of the border. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned that Minnedosa-based Mediplan Prescription Plus Pharmacy and Mediplan Global Health were under investigation for…
Read MoreThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it stands by its warning to Americans not to buy drugs from a Manitoba-based internet pharmacy, claiming the drugs are counterfeit. The FDA issued a news release on Wednesday warning against ordering 10 specific prescription drugs from 10 websites, including rxnorth.com, canadiandrugstore.com and canadian-safe.com. 31 August 2006 Read the full story at…
Read More(This is a reprint of an FDA news release.) FDA NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE P06-123 August 30, 2006 Media Inquiries: Catherine McDermott, 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Warns Consumers Not to Buy or Use Prescription Drugs from Various Canadian Websites that Apparently Sell Counterfeit Products The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to purchase prescription…
Read MoreSHANGHAI: Police in the city have uncovered more than 400 kilograms of fake Tamiflu pills, Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau announced yesterday. Thirteen people have been arrested. The investigation showed that the gang made more than 1.6 million yuan (US$200,000) by selling the drugs on the Internet and through other channels to Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jiangsu, Guangdong provinces and countries in…
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