Nokia forms anti-counterfeiting JV

28-Oct-2009 - Nokia, SAP and G&D are forming a company to provide anti-counterfeiting services which will draw on the firms’ respective expertise in mobile phones, supply chain technology and encryption.

CDC targets track and trace

28-Oct-2009 - CDC Software has launched Trace Express Viewer which helps identify suspect materials, provides cGxP compliant transaction processing and covers users’ ePedigree requirements.

2D barcodes make faking less attractive, says EFPIA

26-Oct-2009 - The EFPIA hopes a pilot 2D barcode labelling scheme will make drug counterfeiting less attractive for fakers and help improve patient safety.

FDA buys fake Tamiflu to warn consumers

21-Oct-2009 - The FDA has warned consumers about the spread of counterfeit H1N1 treatments after the agency bought products advertised as Tamiflu (oseltamivir) that contained none of the active ingredient.

USP targets counterfeits in Cambodia

12-Oct-2009 - The USAID and USP have launched a campaign to tackle counterfeits in Cambodia and Greater Mekong Subregion, using a film to educate the population of the dangers of fakes and need to use legitimate pharmacies.

CPhI 2009 show preview

08-Oct-2009 - We look ahead to CPhI 2009 which takes place in Madrid, Spain next week and will showcase the world’s leading ingredients, contract services, machinery and biotech companies.

Court sides with GSK over parallel trade restrictions

08-Oct-2009 - GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and other pharmas concerned by parallel trade have been given encouragement by Europe’s highest court which said the EC must reconsider the company’s Spanish sale conditions.

Space-age tech to tackle pharma counterfeiting

15-Sep-2009 - Researchers have combined crime research and space-age technology to create an anti-counterfeiting system that they claim is cheap, quick and non destructible.

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Pharmworx, MSO and Sun collaborate on anti-counterfeiting solution

10-Sep-2009 - Pharmworx and MSO Packaging have teamed up to form a multi-layered brand protection solution, designed to help fight counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food sectors.

Phone-based anti-counterfeiting proposed for developing world

27-Aug-2009 - Researchers have presented a low cost track and trace and authentication system, which they believe could be implemented immediately, to combat counterfeiting in the developing world.

Lilly to train Russian FDA

04-Aug-2009 - Eli Lilly is among the organisations partnering to provide training for the Rozdravnadzor, Russia’s equivalent of the FDA, which is seeking to improve its knowledge of manufacturing standards.

FDA advocates food pigments and flavours to combat counterfeits

16-Jul-2009 - Draft guidance issued by the US FDA suggests that greater use of inks, pigments, flavours and other physical chemical identifiers (PCIDs) will help combat counterfeit drugs.

USP revises monographs to tackle contamination

06-Jul-2009 - The USP is revising monographs of four pharmaceutical excipients in light of hazards associated with diethylene glycol contamination and is seeking comments from interested parties.

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RSSL rolls out Responsible Persons training programme

16-Jun-2009 - UK group RSSL has launched a Responsible Persons (RP) programme to help meet growing demand for EC directive 2001/83/EC trained staff.

SAFC partners to improve pharma raw material supply

02-Jun-2009 - SAFC is seeking to improve its large-scale supply of pharma raw materials through a partnership with Cherokee Pharmaceuticals, which will use its expertise to ensure the products meet cGMP standards.

Harsh counterfeiting sentences could harm LDCs

27-May-2009 - Stiffer penalties for counterfeiters could be counterproductive in less developed countries (LDC) and “entrench the corrupt symbiotic relationship between counterfeiters, lawmakers and officials”, according to a report

Domino increases Portuguese footprint with €7m buy

20-Apr-2009 - Domino Printing is expanding its presence in Portugal through the €7m ($9m) acquisition of Labeljet SA and its subsidiary Marque TDI, which is currently a distributor for the traceability specialist.

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Supply Chain integrity and anti-counterfeiting focus at ISPE 2009

17-Apr-2009 - US drug excipient body IPEC Americas will cosponsor a supply chain and anti-counterfeiting focused seminar at the annual meeting of International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) in Washington in June.

Interactive map of global counterfeiting events in Q1

06-Apr-2009 - The counterfeiting threat is explored in our interactive map, which details the legislation, seizures, technological advances and much more that occurred in Q1 2009 to give a unique oversight of the global problem.

WHO told to ponder patents, counterfeits and international trade

24-Feb-2009 - Shipments of drugs that do not violate patent rights in the exporting or importing countries should not be seized in transit or labeled as counterfeit, as occurred recently, according to health advocates.

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Nigeria arrests 12 accused of diethylene glycol adulteration

12-Feb-2009 - Nigerian authorities have arrested 12 people accused of substituting glycerine in My Pikin Baby Teething Mixture for diethylene glycol, a chemical normally found in antifreeze, which has been linked to the deaths of 84 children.

Seidenader to unveil new T&T vision

10-Feb-2009 - Seidenader Vision is gearing up to launch a modular track and trace (T&T) solution which, it says, will give drug manufacturers the flexibility to adapt to the changing legislative landscape.

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Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals chief gets 4 years for import violations

05-Feb-2009 - Jared Wheat the owner of Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals has been sentenced to four years in prison and fined $3m (€2.3m) by the US Courts for importing unauthorised and adulterated pharmaceutical products.

XStream’s X250 help distributors see through fakes

05-Feb-2009 - Authentication and track and trace methods, like pedigree, should be combined to provide layers of protection against counterfeit drugs according to XStream Systems’ CEO Brian Mayo.