Other News

• Former US DHS Secretary joins cargo security firm board

  Cargo security specialist Tamper Proof Container Systems (TPCS) has appointed security industry veteran Tom Ridge to its board of directors.

• Pharmacists reveal concerns about fake medicines

  An international survey of community pharmacists has revealed that the majority are concerned about counterfeit medicines and believe more must be done to combat the problem.

• Zetes expands in pharma; expecting bumper 2010

  Belgian firm Zetes - which recently entered the pharma coding sector - is predicting a "very good year" in 2010 after seeing sales rise 6 per cent in the first half.

• Canadian jailed for selling fake cancer meds online

  Canadian national Hazim Gaber has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison by a court in Phoenix, USA, for selling fake cancer drugs on the Internet.

• Stolen Shire medicines found in expired returns

  Shire Pharmaceuticals has warned that some of its medicines stolen whilst in transit in 2008 are now reappearing on the market as expired returns.

• Obama seeks action on online pharmacies domain names

  Pres. Obama has called for a meeting with the ICANN and other Internet domain name stakeholders to see what can be done about rogue online pharmacies peddling illegal medicines.