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Lawmakers will likely wait until after the November elections to push a bill that would channel more resources toward Homeland Security Department counterfeit detection and enforcement efforts, a consultant for a U.S. Chamber of Commerce affiliate said Monday. The 2006 Intellectual Property Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act (H.R. 5921), referred to the House Judiciary Committee last month, would increase penalties for…
Read MoreCounterfeit or sub-standard, anti-infective drugs are a widespread and under-recognised problem, increasing the resistance of diseases to treatment and undermining trust in health care in the developing world, researchers warned in a study published on Monday. "Much more needs to be done now to improve this enormous, yet neglected problem that affects particularly the poorest, most vulnerable people," warned Paul…
Read MoreOfficials of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) off-load boxes of fake drugs for destruction at the premises of the agency in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2001. Counterfeit or sub-standard anti-infective drugs are a widespread and under-recognised problem, increasing the resistance of diseases to treatment and undermining trust in health care in the developing world, researchers…
Read MoreThe PSI, which is the statutory body for pharmacists and pharmacies, said that the task force is intent on finding ways to combat the purchase of prescription drugs online. The move follows an investigation undertaken by the Irish Examiner in April which revealed just how easy it is to buy medicines such as Viagra and Prozac online. Reporters from the…
Read MoreExpired medicine, as well as illegal or smuggled "grey medicine" is being dispensed to some inmates through correctional services department (DCS) pharmacies, says the Special Investigating Unit. In its interim report to Parliament tabled on Wednesday for the period April to September 2005, the SIU – headed by Willie Hofmeyr – said it was investigating the procurement of medication at…
Read MoreChina descubri 167.000 casos de produccin ilegal y comercio de medicinas y equipo mdico en el primer semestre del ao, inform la Administracin Estatal de Alimentos y Medicinas (AEAM). Un total de 260 millones de yuanes (32,5 milliones de dlares USA) estuvieron involucrados en los casos y ms de 200 lugares de produccin clandestina de medicamentos fueron cerrados. 16 August…
Read MoreNAIROBI, August 15 — Lack of regulatory authorities on medicine has resulted in the importation and production of substandard drugs in African, World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. Dr Peter Ereki, WHO country representative, said about 30 percent of the 46 sub-Saharan countries do not have a national drug regulatory authority. 15 August 2006 Read the full story at news.africast.com.
Read MoreWeak laws are fuelling the sale of counterfeit drugs in Kenya and other African countries, the World Health Organisation has said. Country representative Peter Eriki yesterday also blamed cross-border trade and movement of people for the increase in counterfeit and sub-standard medicines. 15 August 2006 Read the full story at allafrica.com.
Read MoreAt a time when more people are looking to save money on prescription drugs, their exposure to counterfeit drugs is rising, says Pfizer's head of counterfeit intelligence. Phony medicines are increasingly making it across U.S. borders, often via Internet sales, and creating a threat to consumer safety, says John Theriault, a former FBI agent who now serves as the vice…
Read MoreMICROWAVE oven … power-drill … batteries. Handy home gadgets commonly found in most households. Yet danger lurks if you had bought those items on the cheap. It might explode in your face or break to bits. Rita, Haris and Sam are among those who have been victims of sub-standard and fake products which are creeping into the Malaysian market. By…
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