India to sue EU about customs confiscation of “fake” Generics like Viagra, Cialis, Aids-medicine
European Union confiscates generic medicine in transit from India to third world countries. Life saving medicines, and also Viagra.
India plans to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization alleging that the European Union allowed big pharmaceutical companies to use the bloc’s tough patent laws to have national customs agencies detain generic drugs in transit to developing countries, according to India’s commerce secretary.
On more than 20 occasions since late last year, border inspectors in the Netherlands and Germany have held up Indian medicines used to treat AIDS, Alzheimer’s disease, heart conditions and other ailments, saying they violated patent laws in the EU, although the drugs weren’t intended for sale there, according to EU and Dutch customs officials …
Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124949598103308449.html
http://www.eatg.org/eatg/Global-HIV-News/Access-to-treatment/India-prepares-EU-trade-complaints
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So the European Union confiscates drugs that were legally produced in India, and are destined to a third world country where they can be legally used.
"Branded Powergra and Erectalis, each box contained, in fact, four tablets in the characteristic shape and color of Viagra or Cialis pills," Budget Minister Eric Woerth’s office, which is also in charge of customs, said in a statement.
"The companies Pfizer and Eli Lilly, which respectively own the Viagra and Cialis brands, quickly confirmed the counterfeit nature of these products and the 224,000 pills were seized," Woerth’s office added.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSN0739368520080107
http://www.worldtravelguide.com/travel-blog/2008/01/viagra-and-cialis-seized-in-paris.html
While I understand that the patent holders want to protect their intellectual property and their income, it is also understandable that poor countries like India and African nations want to guarantee access to afordable medicine to their citizens. And it is up to you to decide if you can not afford over 10 dollars per pill and look for cheaper alternatives to maintain your sex life. Our own generic Viagra Test showed that the stuff from at least (generic) Viagra store works fine.
Pfizer says there is no such things as a generic version of its product, because no other company is licensed to sell sildenafil citrate.
This, of course, is legally correct for the US, EU, etc. But in India there is a generic Version.
According to a recent study published in Britain, researchers purchased Viagra from several seemingly reputable Internet sources. They received what looked like branded Viagra, identically packaged like the real product. The sources of the pills were worldwide and included places like Thailand, India and Malta. The content of sildenafil was determined using near infrared microscopy.
Source: http://www.spamdailynews.com/publish/Why_Viagra_spam_floods_your_mailbox.asp
Yes, so you have to check where you get it from. One main point is to get it from India where it is legally produced under various brand names.
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