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Interpol has carried out a series of raids worldwide which has resulted in a series of arrests and "the seizure of thousands of potentially harmful medical products". Operation Pangea II, a week-long initiative involving 24 countries, was coordinated by Interpol and the World Health Organisation's International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce. Regulators, police and customs officials worked closely together during the crackdown from November 16-20 and focused on "the three principal compo

will prove again that the internet is not an anonymous safe haven for those who use it for criminal purposes   -Ronald Noble

 

November 20 will be a special day of celebration for Pharmasave in Swift Current. Pharmasave partners Ron Heeg and Al Chilton will celebrate a milestone anniversary during a Friday afternoon celebration at their Central Ave. location. Ron Heeg opened Heeg's Plaza Drugs on Nov. 21, 1964, so Friday's celebration will mark his 45th year in business in Swift Current.  

Nobody quite knows, including the Food & Drug Administration. So the agency held two days of hearings in November to brainstorm about social media rules for drug companies. More than 800 people signed up for the meeting, held in a room that seats half that number, and so many attendees tweeted the proceedings that one of them set up a Web page, www.fdasm.com , to collect all the comments.  

Medications are important for managing the signs and symptoms of lupus, a serious and potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.5 million Americans. To educate people with lupus about the need to adhere to their medications as prescribed, the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) will host a live chat on the Foundation’s website, www.lupus.org , on Monday, November 23, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The  

The standards for the probiotic product market in the country would be laid down by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) by early 2010. Although the guidelines would be voluntary initially, ICMR expects them to become part of statute eventually and see it becoming the guiding document to determine standards for the probiotic industry in the country. "These guidelines would have a provision for assessment of efficacy, safety and health claims made by the probiotic products that are being launched  

Court documents show police linked a drug blamed in Michael Jackson's death to the pop singer's personal physician who bought it at a Las Vegas pharmacy. Search warrant records released Friday show that authorities raiding Applied Pharmacy Services on Aug. 11 sought paperwork showing it was the place Dr. Conrad Murray bought several vials of the powerful sedative propofol. Records show a receipt obtained in a July 28 search of Murray's Las Vegas medical office showed he bought propofol May 12 and admi  

St. John's Herbs moved into a new location at 11719 Chapman Highway, just across from the Dollar General Store north of the Boyd's Creek intersection on Chapman Highway. While Seymour has its share of pharmacies and health care practices, St. John's Herbs hopes to help their customers achieve the ultimate level of wellness through natural, God-given means. The store is 100% family owned and operated and the friendly staff is customer focused and informative.  

Friday November 20, 2009 It was two years ago that Brown's Pharmacy was broken into; a variety of different prescription drugs were taken. On November 16, 2009 at approximately 4:00 a.m., someone took a large rock and threw it through the glass in the front door breaking the glass. The individual who entered the store was caught on camera; the description is a white male between 4'3" and 4'5", medium build, wearing a hooded sweatshirt.  

Institutional pharmacy manager PharMerica Corp. has added Geoffrey G. Meyers to its board of directors. Meyers retired in 2006 as executive vice president and CFO of Manor Care Inc. (NYSE: HCR), a Toledo, Ohio-based provider of short- and long-term medical and rehabilitation care. He currently serves as chairman of the Trust Company of Toledo board of directors and is treasurer of the board of directors of Mercy Health Partners, the northwest Ohio region of hospital operator Catholic Health Partners.