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Around 25% of India's drugs are fake, counterfeit or substandard. If the fake drugs market grows at the current rate of 25%, it will cross US$10 billion mark by 2017. Trade in fake drugs is driven caused by lack of adequate regulations, shortage of drug inspectors and a lack of lab facilities to check the purity of drugs.
The Food and Drugs Act prohibits most direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medications: all direct-to-consumer advertising of drugs was forbidden until 1978, when Health Canada began to allow ads containing names, quantities, and prices only, so that pharmacies could display their prices for comparison purposes. [10]
The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (French: Loi réglementant certaines drogues et autres substances) is Canada's federal drug control statute. Passed in 1996 under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's government, it repeals the Narcotic Control Act and Parts III and IV of the Food and Drugs Act, and establishes eight Schedules of controlled substances and two Classes of precursors.
Canada is a producer and exporter of both cannabis and ecstasy, a trend that harsher penalties for those caught has failed to stop. [19] Recently, the idea of drug courts has gained popularity in Canada, numbering in the hundreds. These drug courts attempt to divert those that violate controlled drugs regulations from prisons into treatment ...
The plan to allow Florida to import cheaper prescription drugs from Canada is already facing outrage from Canadians who claim it could make their own drug supply shortages worse.
A major factor for unaffordable healthcare costs has been skyrocketing drug prices, unchecked by a lack of competition. In Kentucky, three factors were present in 2004: Large numbers of ...
Canada's Drug Agency ( CDA; French: L’Agence des médicaments du Canada, AMC) is a pan-Canadian health organization responsible for coordinating and aligning drug policy across provinces and territories. The CDA provides Canada 's various healthcare organizations with evidence-based advice, allowing them to make informed choices about drug ...
As you wait for prescription drug costs to come down from the clouds, here's how you can save money on the medications you need. 1. Use a coupon program. If you don't have insurance, a ...