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Counterfeit drugs scandal: Canadian online pharmaceutical company lays off hundreds

moe — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:53:07 +0000

Cnews.canoe.ca reported that the Winnipeg-based online pharmaceutical company at the centre of multiple counterfeit medication controversies laid off hundreds of employees worldwide Thursday. CanadaDrugs.com, which has been the subject of investigations into the sale of counterfeit cancer medications to U.S. clinics, orchestrated a large downsizing Thursday at its Winnipeg headquarters, as well as at operations in the United Kingdom and Barbados, according to a source familiar with the company’s operations. Read Article

Chicago: Pharmacist charged for allegedly trafficking counterfeit Viagra pills

moe — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:10:36 +0000

As reported by Suntimes.com there may have been a lot of unhappy men on the Northwest Side. A now-suspended pharmacist was dispensing male enhancement drugs from his pharmacy but the Viagra and Cialis he was dealing were counterfeit, according to a federal indictment announced Thursday. Read Article

India: Authorities seize thousands of counterfeit amoxicillin tablets at public hospitals

moe — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:00:31 +0000

Indiatoday.in reported that the Jammu and Kashmir government has been providing sub-standard medicines to poor patients undergoing treatment in its hospitals. Headlines Today has obtained documents that reveal that the Omar Abdullah government has made available thousands of fake amoxicillin tablets to its hospitals. Read Article

Africa: Counterfeit medicines cause hundreds of thousands of patients to die each year

moe — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 04:49:16 +0000

Thegrio.com reported that fake drugs for tuberculosis and malaria kill around 700,000 people each year in less-developed countries, according to a report by the International Policy Network. In one shocking case, over the course of three months, 84 Nigerian children died from kidney failure brought on by the industrial solvent diethylene glycol in teething syrup. Read Article

Health Alert: 90% of non-prescription Viagra pills sold online in 2012 were counterfeit

moe — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:51:11 +0000

According to Globenewswire.com nearly 30 million men in the United States experience some degree of erectile dysfunction (ED), also referred to as impotence. Despite the prevalence of ED, the embarrassment about erection problems can drive men to the Internet instead of an experienced urologist or sexual dysfunction expert. World-renowned penile implant surgeon, Dr. J. Francois Eid of Advanced Urological Care, P.C., often begins ED treatment with medications like Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra, but he cautions about the dangers of purchasing non-prescription drugs from illegal websites. Read Article

Hollywood, Los Angeles: Man faces years in prison for trafficking counterfeit drug pills

moe — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:39:07 +0000

As reported by Dailynews.com a North Hollywood man faces a possible multi-year federal prison sentence today for trafficking in counterfeit OxyContin and Cialis pills. Edward Alarcon, 44, was found guilty in January of two counts of trafficking in the bogus, Chinese-made pharmaceuticals, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Read Article

Pharmaceutical companies to financially support Interpol’s battle against counterfeit drugs

moe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 20:56:19 +0000

According to Nj.com, more than two dozen of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide funding and other support to Interpol’s battle against counterfeit prescription drugs, the international police agency said today. Read Article

Bekaa: Lebanese authority seizes large amount of counterfeit Amphetamine capsules

moe — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:39:51 +0000

As reported by Naharnet.com, the security forces on Tuesday seized more than one million Captagon pills in a valley in the Bekaa region, reportedly worth millions of U.S. dollars. Read Article

Geneva: low cost machine that detect counterfeit drugs

moe — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:52:15 +0000

According to In-pharmatechnologist.com a professor at Geneva University’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences has invented a low cost machine that can detect weakened or counterfeit drugs, potentially easing a worldwide health scourge. Read Article

Cardiff, UK: fake vodka containing toxic chemical discovered for sale

moe — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:29:01 +0000

According to Walesonline.co.uk fake vodka containing a chemical found in cleaning liquids and aerosol de-icers that can cause blindness has been discovered on sale in Cardiff. During a routine inspection of vodka brands last week, Cardiff Trading Standards officers found one particular brand contained the chemical Isopropanol. Read Article