Comments on: An International Web May Trap Pharma Counterfeiters, but It Won’t Keep Them for Long http://blog.pharmtech.com/2009/07/22/an-international-web-may-trap-pharma-counterfeiters-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-keep-them-for-long/ The blog of Pharmaceutical Technology magazine Thu, 09 May 2013 23:30:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris Oldenhof http://blog.pharmtech.com/2009/07/22/an-international-web-may-trap-pharma-counterfeiters-but-it-won%e2%80%99t-keep-them-for-long/comment-page-1/#comment-17747 Chris Oldenhof Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:16:46 +0000 http://blog.pharmtech.com/?p=1564#comment-17747 Angie you are of course absolutely right. Considering what this is all about, the counterfeiting of medicines should be ranked amongst the worst evils ever invented by mankind: It targets very large numbers of the most vulnerable individuals: sick people, including those who are struggling for their lives, with as the only aim to earn (much) money. It is also not e.g. an impulsive violent act but always based on careful planning and management. I can hardly think of a sentence that would be too severe for such crimes. A $ 250,000 fine: a joke. Max. 10 years imprisonment... compare this with Madoff's sentence. He stole people's money, not their health or their lives. Angie you are of course absolutely right.
Considering what this is all about, the counterfeiting of medicines should be ranked amongst the worst evils ever invented by mankind:
It targets very large numbers of the most vulnerable individuals: sick people, including those who are struggling for their lives, with as the only aim to earn (much) money.
It is also not e.g. an impulsive violent act but always based on careful planning and management.

I can hardly think of a sentence that would be too severe for such crimes.
A $ 250,000 fine: a joke.
Max. 10 years imprisonment… compare this with Madoff’s sentence. He stole people’s money, not their health or their lives.

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