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Ranbaxy to make drugs in Malaysia, Nigeria
Indian genericsmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories is on a bit of an expansion binge.
Nigeria commits to AIDS vaccine development
In Nigeria, around 3.3 million people were living with HIV/AIDS in 2010. To try to combat this, the country is kick-starting its vaccine program again.
Inactivated polio vaccine reaches Nigeria
According to Voice of America , Nigeria is one of just three remaining countries with endemic, wild-type polio. However, the latest launch of a new polio vaccine in the country could bring the idea of...
Masked informant leads fakes raid in Nigeria
The masked informant used in a counterfeit drug raid in Nigeria has some drug traders crying foul. The dispute follows the arrest of two men suspected of selling counterfeits at a drug market in
India sets tone for drug production in Nigeria
As Nigeria cozies up to India as its go-to source for generics, it also wants the established manufacturers to locate plants in Africa's most populous country. The drugmakers recognize their enviable
Pfizer puts remaining Trovan lawsuits to rest
Pfizer ( $PFE ) has wrapped up its long-standing legal war over the controversial 1996 meningitis-drug trial in Nigeria. For more than a decade, the company fought claims that its experimental
WikiLeaks: Pfizer ($PFE) sought dirt on Nigerian AG
Pfizer ( $PFE ) hired investigators to dig up dirt on Nigeria's attorney general, hoping to use evidence of corruption to pressure him to drop lawsuits stemming from a controversial meningitis drug
Nigeria is test-bed for online vs. offline fakes detection
The advent of an RFID-based drug authentication system reported earlier this month could make Nigeria the proving ground for offline vs. online anti-counterfeiting techniques. The offline, radio
RFID system targets drug fakes in Nigeria
An anti-counterfeiting system that lets users verify drugs through radio-frequency identification technology is the objective of a collaboration among the drug-making technology venture GlobalPCCA,
Chinese made-in-India fakes seized by regulators
India, with help from Nigeria, has made one of its largest scores this year of Chinese-origin "Made in India" fakes: about $220,000 of VS International's antibiotic Ciprotab. The counterfeits, which
