Pharmaceutical companies and governments are not doing enough to combat the problem of drug counterfeiting, which is developing into an international health crisis, claim researchers. 14/03/2005 Read the full story at in-pharmatechnologist.com.

14/03/2005 – Two top drugstores in the US state of Florida are seeking an exemption from legislation requiring a strict paper-based pedigree for drugs throughout the supply chain, on the grounds that it is too expensive to comply. Read the full story at in-pharmatechnologist.com.

PATENT medicine dealers at the Ariaria International Market, Aba, Abia State, have surrendered unwholesome drugs and foods valued at more than N30 million to National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Posted to the web March 14, 2005 Read the full story at allafrica.com.

EAST BAY – Rhode Islanders have a new option for ordering discounted prescription drugs from Canada and the United Kingdom, after Secretary of State Matt Brown announced a new program in February called RIMEDS that lets residents find their prescriptions at discounted Canadian pharmacies online or by phone. Friday, March 11, 2005 Read the full story at eastbayri.com.

WASHINGTON (CP) – The head of an Ontario company that supplies cheaper prescription drugs to several states blasted U.S. officials Thursday for seizing imports last month, saying the move could have endangered American seniors. BETH GORHAM Mar 11 Read the full story at cbc.com.

It seems the problem of counterfeit drugs is not confined to India alone, but Asian markets are also inundated with counterfeits, that too of advanced types. At least six counterfeit artesunate products are found to be circulating in key Asian countries. Jayashree Padmini – New Delhi Read the full story at expresspharmpulse.com.