EuroNews anti-counterfeiting program On 8 November 2010, EuroNews will broadcast an 8-minute news item about counterfeit medicines and proposed anti-counterfeiting legislation. Jim Thomson (Chair, EAASM)
ABPI condemns UK medicines shortage The UK’s Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has announced urgent action is needed to tackle the worsening problems
Privately owned pharmaceutical trading company found in possession of counterfeit drugs Directors of AlphaPharma, a Maltese pharmaceutical trading and services company, have been taken to
Counterfeit dapoxetine sold on the Internet contains undisclosed sildenafil A recent article in The International Journal of Clinical Practice assess the identity, amount of active
MEPs agree to clamp down on fake drugs MEPs have overwhelmingly approved plans for strengthening draft EU legislation aimed at preventing counterfeit medicines from entering
Council of Europe’s Medicrime convention underway In further attempts to protect the public health from counterfeit medicines, more than 140 senior officials from health, law
Staffordshire woman sentenced for the supply of counterfeit drugs The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Staffordshire Police have investigated, since January 2008,
POST issues counterfeit report following Pfizer’s study The UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has compiled a counterfeit report following a study commissioned
FDA warns of bogus agents duping public Consumers buying medicines over the Internet are already risking exposure to fake medicines, but are also being preyed
‘Spam gang’ leader faces $15m fine The mastermind of a « vast international spam network » has been ordered to pay a fine of $15m (£10m) by