Industry News
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FDA Launches Campaign to Warn Public about Counterfeit Drugs
September, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration is warning U.S. consumers that the vast majority of Internet pharmacies are fraudulent and likely are selling counterfeit drugs... -
Scientific American blog: Counterfeit Drugs--a Deadly Problem
August, 2012
Malaria killed 781,000 in 2010. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there were 216 million cases of malaria in 2010; 81% of these were in the WHO ... -
Forbes Contributor Says Fake and Flawed Medicines Endanger Us All
July, 2012
Henry Miller is a physician and biologist who helped found the FDA’s Office of Biotechnology. In this Forbes opinion column, Miller stresses the danger of cou... -
FDA Commissioner suggests drugmakers get on board with track and trace
June, 2012
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg called on drugmakers to be "accountable for the integrity of their supply chains" to help fight counterfeit drugs, a reference... -
New Way to Sort Money Lengthens Lifespan of Bills
May, 2012
The most frequently-used paper currency will last 10 months longer before it wears out, thanks to a new and faster method of sorting paper money, the Federal Re... -
Reuters reports that the U.S. may lose chance to pass national drug trace plan
Washington - April, 2012
U.S. may lose chance to pass national drug trace plan... -
ABC News reports the FDA has found more vials of the fake cancer drug, Avastin
April, 2012
The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors that a second counterfeit version of the best-selling cancer drug Avastin has been found in the U.S., packag... -
Securing Pharma reports on the latest developments in the counterfeit Avastin case
March, 2012
More details emerge on counterfeit Avastin case in US... -
The Guardian reports that seizures of fake alcohol in the U.K. have increased five fold in two years
February, 2012
The Guardian reports that seizures of fake alcohol in the U.K. have increased five fold in two years.... -
Associated Press: Counterfeit Drugs Becoming Big Business Worldwide
February, 2012
Associated Press: Counterfeit Drugs Becoming Big Business Worldwide...
