Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=d46e493eb6c102671a338774d9b454b5 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 23:04:56 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://blog.acumenfund.org/2011/07/01/sproxil-expands-into-india/ Some estimate that the illicit counterfeit medicine industry has grown in to a $200 billion a year business and comprises roughly 30% of the medicine in developing countries. Sproxil Inc. is one company that recognizes the problem and is working to create mobile-phone based technology to combat the global counterfeit drug market. Today, the threat of counterfeit medicine lies for the most part outside the U.S. But drug importation legislation could change this, inadvertently threatening the safety of our medicines supply chain. http://delicious.com/url/bcd4059f933120b867828a081569f935#safemedicines http://www.galwayindependent.com/business/business/money-matters-%11-07th-september-2011/ The Irish newspaper, Galway Independent warns consumers that pharmaceuticals are among the kinds of products most frequently faked. According to a report, the leading G20 economies collectively lose billions “in the economic cost of deaths resulting from counterfeiting” and “for the additional cost of health services to treat injuries caused by dangerous fake products.” http://delicious.com/url/9c3fac346d45afb0229d8ed906c7b4c4#safemedicines http://www.safemedicines.org/2011/09/fake-pharmacies-using-facebook-as-new-source-of-customers-317.html http://delicious.com/url/01000b305db2bfe9b3e46a476a84ac1e#safemedicines http://www.parenthood.com/article-topics/the_trouble_with_online_pharmacies.html Parenthood.Com features PSM's Dr. Marv Shepherd: The Trouble With Online Pharmacies http://delicious.com/url/c4837bbe1c6f4ebaf54ec922249321b2#safemedicines Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:29:55 +0000 http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNewsArchive/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/3475/ItemId/17915/Default.aspx "You have these gray-market suppliers that approach organizations and say, 'I have drug x,y, but it will cost you 450 percent more than what you used to pay,'" D'Amato says. "And the problem with that is those drugs don't have any integrity chain behind them so very oftentimes counterfeit drugs can get into the drug supply." http://delicious.com/url/d840481e72f6c16426bbe6412bab8326#safemedicines Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:28:59 +0000 http://www.securingpharma.com/40/articles/1036.php Cancer, HIV and hemophilia medicines are among the most counterfeited medical products in Argentina. Counterfeiters have moved from lifestyle drugs to counterfeiting life-saving medicines, putting the health and safety of unsuspecting consumers at risk. Reports like these highlight the need to keep the U.S. medicine supply chain closed and protected. Vigilance keeps the global counterfeit medicine problem largely outside our borders. However, proposed drug importation legislation could inadvertently open our borders to counterfeit imported medicine, potentially threatening the safety of our drug supply. http://delicious.com/url/84578dcc28448b642b25d3a8957be438#safemedicines Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:28:36 +0000 http://www.securingpharma.com/40/articles/1037.php We’re all used to ignoring spam for online pharmacies that we receive in our email inboxes. But did you know that medicine counterfeiters are now on Facebook? Researchers from the California Western School of Law have found that illicit online drug sellers are now using the direct-to-consumer advertising on social media platforms like Facebook to reach unsuspecting customers. Luckily, the prevalence of counterfeit medicine in the U.S. is low, but talk in Congress over drug importation could inadvertently make out closed, protected medicine supply chain vulnerable http://delicious.com/url/42463d5ff64101b1b69e4a7f8e7ee45e#safemedicines Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:41:41 +0000 http://www.safemedicines.org/2011/09/nashville-man-charged-with-buying-counterfeit-drugs-internationally-selling-locally-319.html U.S. Attorney Jerry Martin. : “Counterfeit prescription drugs pose a significant risk to the public since these drugs are not tested for safety, content, or purity by the Food and Drug Administration. Although the internet makes it easy to order fake drugs from foreign countries, persons who sell these counterfeit drugs make illegal profits at the expense of the public’s health.” http://delicious.com/url/b701d7d4776d63494ff3e82d8eb58586#safemedicines Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:41:03 +0000 http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-01/19/content_11877670.htm Beijing Drug Administration spokesman Yuan Lin said that online channels pose new challenges to anti-counterfeiting efforts. Dubious website advertisements deceivethe unsuspecting public with false information about drugs and medical equipment said to be able to cure chronic or untreatable diseases, such as kidney problems, cardiovascular diseases or cancer. Today, Americans can largely protect themselves from counterfeit medicines by avoiding fake online pharmacies. But there’s talk in Congress of drug importation legislation that could inadvertently threaten the safety of our medicine supply chain. http://delicious.com/url/08641792e2083d3be85fbe431a194d53#safemedicines Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:04:57 +0000 http://www.safemedicines.org/2011/09/canadian-doctor-convicted-of-bringing-unapproved-medicine-into-us-to-treat-nfl-and-mlb-players-316.html Immigration and Customs Enforcement: “A key component of ICE’s border security mission is to stop the flow of illegal, misbranded, and unapproved drugs into the United States.” Foreign drug importation, proposed in Congress, could inadvertently impair the work of federal officials to prevent potentially dangerous drugs from entering the U.S. http://delicious.com/url/d729a5913ea0471cb1aafca0d1c1c05e#safemedicines Wed, 14 Sep 2011 02:04:51 +0000 http://video.nytimes.com/video/2007/12/16/world/1194817121723/dubai-rx-conduit-for-fake-drugs.html The New York Times reports that massive free trade zones like those in Dubai are being used by counterfeiters to smuggle fake and potentially dangerous drugs from China to Europe and the United States. Investigators believe these drugs may be intended for American consumers through fake online pharmacies. http://delicious.com/url/ec9e8b4da5bf3a53420af8fa58c51fce#safemedicines Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:19:19 +0000 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/aug/23/time-to-deal-with-chinas-high-tech-mafia/ “… the Chinese criminal networks also exploit our financially weak position by placing harmful pharmaceuticals on the market, making defective products and ripping off consumers left and right. Since I joined the House Judiciary Committee’s intellectual property subcommittee in January, I’ve heard from dozens of American businesses that have experienced significant economic harm from Chinese counterfeits.” – Congressman Ted Poe on how fake products produced in China – including counterfeit medicines – hurt American businesses. http://delicious.com/url/51dcc96c509d55cfbc1006bf320e3e5f#safemedicines Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:19:12 +0000 http://www.parenthood.com/article-topics/how_counterfeit_drugs_are_a_threat_to_american_children.html Check out this new blog post from Parenthood.com, which takes a look at PSM’s recent report “A Risky Proposition,” and infographic on the dangers of fake online pharmacies. The blog notes how opening U.S. markets to foreign drug importation could exacerbate the problem of fake online pharmacies selling counterfeit medication, and the risks specific to children. http://delicious.com/url/35727262685ab87bc5bcf27f504003f0#safemedicines Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:03:30 +0000 http://www.safemedicines.org/2011/08/equal-crimes-unequal-times-4023.html Did you know? Criminals convicted of distributing counterfeit medicine to unsuspecting patients in need are often sentenced to only a fraction of the time traditional drug dealers serve (Counterfeit medicines can be extremely dangerous, even fatal, to unsuspecting patients. Authorities have seized counterfeit pills containing floor wax, brick dust and lead-based paint. http://delicious.com/url/b3eed0ed222978397ea9edbc5bd18d55#safemedicines Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:01:12 +0000 http://www.safemedicines.org/2011/08/8000-fake-pills-seized-in-cincinnati.html U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized a package containing more than 8,000 fake pills at the Cincinnati airport. The package claimed to be harmless generic medicine, but actually turned out to be counterfeit tablets from India. So far, Customs and Border Protection agents in Cincinnati have seen a 43% increase in seizures this year, intercepting 300 shipments and over 1,000 pounds of counterfeit medicine. http://delicious.com/url/9149876b9db27d0a49824b15de97ca73#safemedicines Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:44:10 +0000