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Fake Chinese Viagra tablets seized in Ireland
January 10, 2006
Some 2,300 fake Viagra tablets were seized in the
Republic by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) last year. The counterfeit
tablets originated in China and after tests were found to be
different in size to the genuine product. They also contained varying
amounts of the active ingredient normally found in Viagra.
The tablets were in a consignment intercepted
by Customs officers working in conjunction with the board. Details
of the fake tablets were revealed by the board after a report funded
by the Department of Health and carried out by researchers at Dublin
City University warned of the dangers of buying medicines on the
internet. The report, which was commissioned by the Irish Patients'
Association, stressed that those buying medicines in this way could
be getting counterfeit drugs which can cause potential damage to
their health.
To read more, visit: http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/front/2006/0110/887904795HM1FAKEVIAGRA.html
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