Drugmakers, Interpol Ramp Up Fight Against Fakes

Bulletin TodayBy Linda A. Johnson, Business Writer, The Associated Press More than two dozen of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide funding and other support to Interpol’s battle against counterfeit prescription drugs, the international police agency said Tuesday. Interpol’s newly created Pharmaceutical Crime Program aims to help health agencies, police and customs bureaus in countries around the globe stem the supply of bogus brand-name and generic medicines, as well as identify and dismantle the organized crime rings distributing …