Crackdown: 20 million counterfeit drugs seized
A record seizure. A vast police operation carried out by 115 countries, including France, made it possible to get their ...
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Cigarette packets soon to be traceable
From producer to consumer. The principle of traceability applied in the food industry has proven its worth. Certainly, with flaws ...
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Beware of counterfeit webshops
The National Hotline for Internet Scams (LMIO) of the police has reported that a new trend is underway. Scammers are ...
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Colored contact lenses are not safe, especially on the internet
Beware of colored contact lenses. Doctors from the Rennes University Hospital receive many patients for serious eye infections. There are ...
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Online pharmacy: how to avoid the pitfalls of counterfeiting
Illegal pharmacies and counterfeit drugs are common on the Internet. An Institute delivers 12 golden rules for spotting imposters.357 online ...
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Fake drugs: a video clip alerts consumers
6 out of 10 drugs sold online are counterfeit. A video campaign reminds consumers of their ineffectiveness and potential danger.The ...
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Contact lenses: doctors warn about the risk of serious eye infections
Doctors from the Rennes University Hospital are seeing many patients for serious eye infections. There are many reasons, but consultations ...
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Counterfeits: 25 million drugs seized
Interpol announced a seizure of 25 million drugs for an amount of 51 million dollars.The counterfeit drug market is doing ...
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West Africa: 420 tons of counterfeit drugs seized
This operation, carried out in 7 African countries, made it possible to seize 47 million tablets of potentially fatal fake ...
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Counterfeit drugs: a network on trial for four tonnes
The two intermediaries of a drug counterfeit network appear before the Marseille Criminal Court. They are being prosecuted for aggravated ...
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Africa: 113 million counterfeit drugs seized
900 million seizures in 4 years. Operation ACIM uncovers the juicy traffic of fake drugs. They would kill 700,000 people ...
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Online drugs: 12 rules to follow to avoid pitfalls
To buy these drugs safely online, the International Anti-Counterfeit Medicines Research Institute reminds us how to avoid the pitfalls. Reduced ...
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Counterfeit drugs: four tons seized in Yaoundé
The Cameroonian authorities seized four tons of counterfeit medicines, following an operation aimed at stemming this health scourge.Four tons of ...
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Halloween: beware of counterfeit fancy lenses
The US authorities are warning about the risks associated with fake counterfeit lenses circulating on the market. To be scary, ...
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Counterfeit drugs cost Europe 10 billion euros
The counterfeit drug market represents a shortfall of 10 billion euros for European pharmaceutical companies, according to a report.Counterfeit medicines, ...
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Medicines on the internet: a big deal from customs
French customs have just intercepted more than 900,000 illicit health products. This seizure is the result of a vast international ...
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Falsified drugs: the Academy of Medicine denounces a crime
While France is preparing to ratify the international Medicrime convention, the three medical academies are warning of the dangers linked ...
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Asia: 9 million fake drugs seized
A major police operation led by Interpol resulted in the seizure of 9 million counterfeit drugs in Asia.The traffic in ...
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Fake drugs: putting an end to a massacre
Each year, fake drugs kill nearly 700,000 people around the world, according to the Chirac Foundation, which has been fighting ...
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Rome: seizure of 600,000 counterfeit condoms
600,000 counterfeit condoms were seized by police at Rome airport. Devices improperly sterilized and manufactured with chemical procedures harmful to ...
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Over 20 million counterfeit drugs seized by Interpol
The international organization for police cooperation has announced that it has seized more than 20 million illicit products during a ...
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World No Tobacco Day: WHO tackles the black market
10 billion euros of shortfall: this is the economic weight of the illicit trade in cigarettes in Europe. The burden ...
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Infectious diseases: fake drugs threaten decades of progress
According to an American study, fake drugs or those of poor quality undermine decades of progress against AIDS, malaria or ...
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Health: A charter against the sale of counterfeit drugs on the Internet
E-commerce platforms "recognize that the supply of drugs should not be present" on these sites. They undertake to put in ...
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Two-thirds of Viagra pills are consumed illegally
The illegal sale of drugs, including Viagra, is a growing public health problem. A Dutch study reveals the extent of ...
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Counterfeit medicines: nearly 8 out of 10 Europeans misinformed
A survey on Europeans' perception of counterfeit medicines shows that only 20% of Europeans associate this notion with medicines. The ...
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Interpol seizes 9 million counterfeit drugs
© iStockPhotoAntibiotics, medication anti-hypertension, medications for erectile dysfunction and even vaccines against rabies were seized from hundreds of pharmacies and ...
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The fight against counterfeit medicines strengthened
In order to fight against the scourge of counterfeiting, the senators propose that penal sanctions be increased and that customs ...
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Police investigate the disappearance of 45,000 boxes of drugs
Those in charge of the pharmacy at the Ville-Evrard psychiatric hospital noticed that 45,000 boxes of drugs had disappeared. Theft ...
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Medicines on the Internet: a campaign to buy safely
Buying drugs online exposes the risk of counterfeit products. The Ministry of Health is launching a campaign to help Internet ...
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