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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.
FDA cautions consumers about buying counterfeit drugs online
(Land Line Magazine - Nov. 5, 2007) For many truckers, scheduling home time to get in to see their doctors or even to get their prescriptions refilled at their local pharmacies is such a hassle that they – along with many U.S. consumers – are turning to the Internet for their prescription needs. The FDA cautions that this may be a "risky" business.
Read More..."Bad Medicine" An I-Team Investigation Part 2
(WISH-TV - Nov. 3, 2007) The I-Team 8 investigation "Bad Medicine" has uncovered a public health risk to every American from counterfeit prescription drugs found on the internet.
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Read More..."Bad Medicine" An I-Team Investigation
(WISH-TV - Nov. 2, 2007) An I-Team 8 investigation exposes an issue causing concern across the nation. In a six-month investigation, I-Team 8 gained unprecedented access by U.S. Customs and the FDA to uncover bad medicine.
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Read More...Another doubt about China
(Charleston Daily Mail - Nov. 2, 2007) China's economy developed more rapidly than its regulatory infrastructure, and the Chinese have found themselves on the defensive in one scandal after another. Forget lead paint on children's toys for a minute. Think about pharmaceuticals, as three reporters for the New York Times did, with harrowing results.
Read More...Chemicals Flow Unchecked From China to Drug Market
(New York Times - October 31, 2007) At least 82 Chinese chemical companies -- none of them certified -- said they made pharmaceutical ingredients. While these companies hardly represent all of the nearly 500 Chinese exhibitors at the Milan trade show, they do point to a deeper problem: Pharmaceutical ingredients exported from China are often made by chemical companies that are neither certified nor inspected by Chinese drug regulators.
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Examples of Chinese companies involved with pharmaceutical counterfeiting and illegal distribution.
Read More...Unregulated Chinese Chemicals Flow Into World Drug Market
(CBS Online - Oct. 31, 2007) Here's another scary story to start your Halloween off right. An investigative report by the New York Times found that scores of Chinese chemical companies who are totally unregulated by the Chinese government are able to get their drug ingredients onto the international market by selling them at trade shows and on the Internet.
Read More...Ireland facing fake medicine threat
(Irish Examiner - October 27, 2007) The Irish pharmaceutical distribution chain is wide open to infiltration by fake pharmaceutical manufacturers, according to a leading British security expert. He warned that fake cancer, cardiac and anti-depressant drugs are all being sold directly to the customer on the internet and by rogue manufacturers hoping to target pharmacists.
Read More...Expert: Fake drugs flooding market
(www.Independent.ie - October 27, 2007) The Irish authorities "haven't a clue" about the massive volume of life-threatening medicine flooding the country according to an international expert on fake drugs. He defied anyone in Irish customs or other agencies to show they have a system to stop counterfeits being imported.
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