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COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES
While the issue of counterfeit medicines is not new, there seems to be a growing prevalence of incidents reported by the media. The following articles highlight some of the reported cases, and dangers, of counterfeit medicines.
MHRA launches new action plan to combat UK counterfeit hub
(in-PharmaTechnologist.com - Nov. 26, 2007) The UK has become an unlikely hub for drug counterfeiters, with the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) last week launching its new three-year action plan to tackle the recent surge in drug fakes head on.
Read More...Time for action on fake medicine
(The Standard - Nov. 19, 2007) According to a recent newspaper article, a staggering 60 percent of medicines are fake in some poor countries. The biggest problem by far is the sale of so-called "copycat" medicines on the internet.
Read More...Save a little but lose big online
(Houston Chronicle - Nov. 10, 2007) Consumers thinking of buying cheap drugs online should be careful as they may be paying for dangerous knockoffs.
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The high price of cheap pills
(PhillyBlurbs.com - Nov. 8, 2007) As more and more consumers head online for cheap drugs, it's all too likely that stories like that of Marcia Bergeron -- who died as a result of taking counterfeit drugs ordered online -- could become common especially because the world's drug market is already wash in counterfeits.
Read More...Interpol To Help Stop Trade of Counterfeit Antiretroviral, TB, Malaria Drugs in Africa
(Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report - Nov 08, 2007) The international police agency Interpol later this year plans to join the fight to stop the growing trade of counterfeit antiretroviral, tuberculosis and malaria drugs in Africa.
Read More...Uganda: NDA Boss Grilled Over Fake Drugs
(The Monitor - Nov. 7, 2007) Members of Uganda's Parliament quizzed officials from the National Drug Authority on the continued proliferation of counterfeit anti-malarial drugs in the country.
Read More...New counterfeit report highlights worrying trends
(OutsourcingPharma.com - Nov. 7, 2007) A new report highlights a number of worrying trends emerging in regard to the increasing number of fake pharmaceuticals infiltrating supply chains around the globe.
Read More...Imported Drugs Go Uninspected
(CBS News - Nov. 5, 2007) Over 2,000 of 3,000 foreign drug plants that export to the U.S. have never been inspected by the FDA. Americans are using these drugs every day.
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