 "Human Rights aren't just about violence and terrorism. Unsafe drugs too fall into the category. TheNational Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has described the manufacture, distribution and sale of unsafe drugs and medical devices as a violation of human rights." --Mr. Bejon Misra (Founder, PSM India)
FISHY FUNDRAISING for AIDS medicines
A professional fund-raising agency – the Canadian Organisation for International Philanthrophy, has been under the scanner for linking up with two charities in a supposed campaign to provide AIDS medicines in Africa.
The charities told donors they were buying AIDS medicines for $12 a dose, whereas other charities had been buying them from abroad for a fraction of the cost, at 30 to 40 cents a dose, according to investigative journalists from the Star.
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24th Dec'11- Kochi, Launch of a National Campaign on Improving the Quality of Healthcare Service in India
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BAD BLOOD BANKS
Most of the private blood banks in the country do not comply with the provisions of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940, as per the findings of a survey conducted by a Chennai-based group that provides professional services to the pharmaceutical, blood bank, and medical devices industries.
FAKE COSMETICS NABBED IN NAGPUR
A racket involving the sale of counterfeit cosmetics has been busted in Nagpur by the city’s Crime Branch.
BLACKLISTED 9 FIRMS' DRUGS*
Hyderabad: Drugs of 9 pharmaceutical companies were found to be substandard and have been blacklisted by the Andhra Pradesh Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation ( APMSIDC) .
A CLEAN CHIT FROM ARMENIA
 Armeina’s Director of Scientific Centre of Drug and Medical Technology says his country’s pharmaceuticals, mostly imported from India and China, are practically free of counterfeit products.
CHINA’S CHALLENGE: ‘Made in China’ VACCINES
 China, which has demonstrated its vaccine manufacturing prowess globally, is poised to enter the international vaccine market in a big way in the coming years. However, more may be required than just the stern regulatory steps that the Chinese authorities have fashioned.
EVACETRAPIB Drug: The Cholesterol Regulator
A scientific investigation team headed by Cleveland Clinic’s Stephen J. Nicholls, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., has found that the use of the drug Evacetrapib is associated with a large increase in “good cholesterol”, i.e., high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or HDL-C, a substance that is known to be associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease.
INDIA PHARMACEUTICAL SUMMIT
 The Indian Pharmaceutical Summit 2011 was meant to prepare a road map on the challenges and opportunities facing the country as it gears to assume global leadership in generic medicine manufacture.
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