http://www.authentix.com Stay current on Authentix recent press releases and industry news with this RSS feed. en-us Product Authentication Copyright (C) 2011 Authentix.com 2/23/2012 2:26:05 AM http://www.authentix.com/images/authentix_logo.gif http://www.authentix.com 150 43 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=221 Associated Press: Counterfeit Drugs Becoming Big Business Worldwide 2/16/2012 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=220 Fake vials of Avastin, a widely used cancer drug, are showing up in the U.S. The Wall Street Journal has the story. 2/15/2012 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=217 Securing Pharma reports that seizures of counterfeit pharmaceuticals by US customs tripled in 2011 compared to the previous year, with a domestic value of $16.8m, some $11m higher than in 2010. Click on the link to read the story. 1/19/2012 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=219 An editorial in The Wall Street Journal blog, The Source, emphasizes the need for a cohesive, coordinated response to pharma counterfeiting in the EU.
1/18/2012 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=214 Shoppers may be savvy when it comes to spotting fake handbags and buying medicines online, but there are more and more counterfeit household items popping up in categories you might not expect. Smartmoney.com recently highlighted 10 surprising fakes. Click on the link for details. 12/5/2011 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=215 The Globe and Mail explains how counterfeiting problems have led Canada to a major overhaul of the nation's currency. 12/5/2011 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=213 KING 5-TV reports on the growing number of counterfeit erectile drugs and the potentially harmful ingredients that have been discovered in some of these drugs. 11/10/2011 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=212 The Washington Post reports that, "Police in central China’s Henan province arrested 114 people in a crackdown on a counterfeit drugs ring, seizing $30 million worth of fake medications and more than 65 million medicine bottles. The reports Tuesday came as a top U.S. Food and Drug Administration official, Dara Corrigan, was visiting Shanghai to discuss the importance of safe drugs and China’s role as a major supplier to the U.S. market."

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11/3/2011 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=209 The FINANCIAL -- (WARSAW) According to EU Business, Polish police on Thursday said they had nabbed a record one million fake euros which they suspect were to be used during the Euro 2012 football championships to be co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine.

"This is the largest euro currency counterfeiting operation ever dismantled in Polish history and the largest of its kind in Europe this year," police said in a Thursday statement. (click on link below for full story) 10/6/2011 http://www.authentix.com/news.asp?id=press-releases&news=208 Counterfeit prescription pharmaceuticals are a growing trend, widely recognized as a public health risk and a serious concern to public health officials, private companies, and consumers.

In some countries, counterfeit prescription drugs comprise as much as 70 percent of the drug supply and have been responsible for thousands of deaths in some of the world’s most impoverished nations, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). (click on link below for full story) 10/4/2011