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
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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
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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
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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