Swissmedic (Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products) once again warns about the dangers of diet drugs sold over the Internet. A fake version of an experimental anti-obesity drug Acomplia (rimonabant) was…
Category: Healthcare
Mobile Anti-Counterfeiting Technologies
At the end of 2013, several large media outlets reported that a new information service will be launched soon. This will be a barcode database for identifying medicines. Now people…
Drug Counterfeiting: Fighting the Problem with Blockchain Technology
Counterfeiting is a problem that various industries have been struggling with for years. Counterfeiting certain products, such as clothing and luxury goods, is harmful primarily to manufacturers, but fake food…
EU Record-High Pharmaceutical Theft Detected in France
The French Ministry of Economy announced the seizure by customs officials of a shipment of counterfeit aspirin, the largest shipment of counterfeit medicines ever seized in the EU, France Presse…
Interpol Action Against Illicit Online Pharmacies
As part of a large-scale operation organized by Interpol, law enforcement agencies of one hundred states raided structures engaged in the illegal online sale of medical products, arresting 58 people…
Fake Medicine Seized in Taiwan
On August 5, Jilong City (Taiwan Province) police neutralized the island’s largest criminal gang of illegal drug production and confiscated 2 million ecstasy pills and fake Viagra worth $1 billion…
India Introduces Mandatory Barcode on Drug Packaging for Export
According to Packaging South Asia, the government of India has taken an important step to protect Indian drugs and track their authenticity. Starting July 1, 2011, all packages of medicines…
Fighting the Spread of Counterfeit Drugs in Germany
Experts are sounding the alarm: more and more fake drugs are appearing on the German market. Organized crime sells counterfeit medicines via rogue pharmacies and the size of the profits…
Anti-Counterfeit Technology That Can Prevent Steady Growth of Illegal Drug Selling
Counterfeit medicines are a serious problem for the whole world. The World Health Organization estimates that one in ten medical products, including medications and diagnostic devices, is substandard or fake….
SMS Service Will Verify The Authenticity of The Drug
Sproxil, which developed an SMS service to determine the authenticity of drugs, announced the signing of a contract with the Indian telecommunications company Bharti Airtel. Thanks to this, India has…
Document Security Technology & Solutions
The choice of protective technologies depends on the popularity and prevalence of the protected technology, on the type of hacker attacks, on the communication field and on the scale of…
Russian Businessman Igor Gusev Charged With Fake Drug Spamming
A criminal case has been opened against the CEO of Despedia Igor Gusev. Experts call him the world’s largest spammer. The businessman is suspected of illegally selling drugs using spam…