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21 August 2007 /Retail and online sale
Major increase in medicinal products seized by customs
The volume of counterfeit medicinal products seized by EU customs controls has increased dramatically in 2006 according to a report from the European Commission.
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15 August 2007 /Retail and online sale
Sale of stop-smoking aids at restaurants and cafés
Since 15 October, restaurants and cafés have had the opportunity to sell stop-smoking aids, e.g. nicotine chewing gum and nicotine patches.
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29 June 2007 /Retail and online sale
Thresholds for the total amount of active substance in certain medicinal products sold in general sales outlets
In Denmark, it is permitted to sell certain over-the-counter medicinal products in non-pharmacy outlets (these products fall within dispensing group HF).
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06 June 2007 /Retail and online sale
Counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Zyprexa® found in Great Britain
The British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)today issued a drug alert in response to finding of counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Zyprexa® (olanzapine) 10mg tablets in the UK supply chain.
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06 June 2007 /Retail and online sale
Counterfeit versions of the medicinal products Plavix® and Casodex@ found in Great Britain
The British Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued drug alerts in response to findings of counterfeit versions of the medicinal products Plavix® (clopidogrel) 75 mg tablets and Casodex® (bicalutamide) in the UK supply chain.
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20 April 2007 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Tertensif® found in Bulgaria
Counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Tertensif® (indapamide) 1.5 mg enteric-coated tablets have been found at pharmacies and distributors on the Bulgarian market.
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02 April 2007 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Counterfeit Xenical® sold via the internet
On the website www.europharmacies.com, a Norwegian consumer has ordered the prescription-only medicinal product Xenical® (orlistat). A subsequent analysis has shown that the product is a counterfeit version of the original medicinal product Xenical®.
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26 March 2007 /Retail and online sale
Warning: Counterfeit Cipralex® found in Egypt
Counterfeit versions of the medicinal product Cipralex® (Escitalopram) 10 mg tablets, 28 pieces in blister packs have been found at a pharmacy in Egypt.
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27 February 2007 /Retail and online sale
Changed basic range of over-the-counter medicinal products
The Danish Medicines Agency has changed the basic range of the over-the-counter medicinal products from 16 to 9 over-the-counter products. The basic range has been changed based on studies of the liberalisation of over-the-counter medicinal products showing that some products are hardly sold at all, such as nicotine patches.
