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The world’s first web-based system for tracking the activities of drug counterfeiters, dubbed the Rapid Alert System (RAS), will be launched this week.


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BFAD needs more funds to fight fake drugs

July 3, 2005 - 12:00am

The Coalition against Counterfeit Medicines has urged the government to allocate more funds for the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) to allow the agency to strengthen its campaign against fake drugs. According to...

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Narcotics dealers shifting to fake medicines — WHO

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 9, 2005 - 12:00am

From illegal drugs to fake medicines. With counterfeit drugs becoming a flourishing trade, the World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed that even narcotics dealers are shifting to fake medicines.

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WHO to launch first Web-based system against fake drugs

By Sheila Crisostomo | May 4, 2005 - 12:00am

The World Health Organization (WHO) will turn to the Internet to strengthen its global fight against counterfeit drugs, a business estimated to generate more than $35 billion in sales a year that has become a serious...

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