Pharmacist Accused of Stealing Viagra from Own Pharmacy

A pharmacist in USA Northern California has been arrested for apparently stealing Viagra and other male impotence treatments from his own pharmacy.

Timothy Rishwain is accused of taking $8,000 worth of erectile dysfunction medication from the Rite-Aid pharmacy where he worked. Store officials say they realized the numbers of the so-called "little blue pills" weren't adding up and hadn't for nearly 3 years. 

Detectives say it appears Rishwain was stealing the medications for personal use rather than making a profit.

Viagra and similar drugs cost as much as $20 per pill in America. Rishwain is facing charges of burglary, embezzlement and prescription fraud. 

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Gold medal paralympic curler sold illegal pills for erectile-dysfunction

Earlier this year James Armstrong & Gregory Armstrong were arrested on suspicion of supplying illegal counterfeit erectile dysfunction medication Cialis. The pair have now pleaded guilty to a US district court and could face up to three years in prison for the charge of selling and dispensing counterfeit drugs with the intent to mislead or defraud.

Customs and Border Protection agents in Los Angeles intercepted a package sent from China with 2,544 fake Viagra pills and 260 counterfeit Cialis pills.

The package was addressed to a mailbox in Blaine, Wash., used by both men. James Armstrong was arrested on April 15 outside the mailbox store. Greg Armstrong admits in his plea agreement that he distributed the drugs.

Russia takes action against Viagra Spammers

Russia which is usually a safe haven for spammers has taken unprecedented action against an alleged spammer by bringing forward a criminal case against him.

Igor Gusev, the general director of Despmedia is being accused of sending out emails advertising Viagra. Despmedia is a partner of the Russian pill pusher Glavmed, which authorities allege managed to rake in $120 million over the last three and a half years by flogging pills over the Internet.

A police spokeswoman confirmed that a case had been opened against a major spammer, though she declined to name the accused. Gusev's lawyer has confirmed that his client has been fingered and, doing his best to earn his fees, told Reuters that his client was innocent.

The Russian daily Kommersant reports that Gusev is actually being accused ofrunning a business without the required registration.

Moscow police raided Gusev's residence on Tuesday, though one wonders whether accessing his email server and finding emails advertising Viagra will be conclusive evidence.

For a number of years Russia has been seen as a major source and safe haven for spammers. Now it seems the authorities are taking action, even if they have to use various corporation laws to reach them.

Regardless of how the authorities decide to play this, Gusev, just like the Viagra advertisements claim, will likely have a hard time.

Pfizer buys into Brazilian drug maker Teuto

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said Wednesday it has bought 40% of Brazilian drug company Teuto for 238 million dollars as part of its strategy to boost its presence in emerging markets.

The purchase could lead to the 100-percent acquisition of Teuto in 2014, it said in a statement.

The 40-percent stake "allows Pfizer to increase its participation in Brazil's pharmaceutical market," the head of Pfizer Brazil, Victor Mezei, said in the statement.

He explained that the deal could result in Teuto producing generic versions of Pfizer medicines, and Pfizer using Teuto products in its output.

Pfizer is the world's second-biggest pharmaceutical company in the world after US rival Johnson & Johnson, according to Fortune magazine.

The maker of Viagra to treat erectile dysfunction and Lipitor to lower cholesterol, it had 2009 revenues of 50 billion dollars and profits of 8.6 billion dollars.

Pfizer Brazil generated 703 million dollars in revenues last year.

I can only speculate on the reason why Pfizer has ploughed 238 million dollars into a Brazilian pharmaceutical company is because Pfizer still don't have the trade mark on Viagra in Brazil and this move could be a step in the right direction in getting that.

Herbal slimming pill could be Viagra for women

A large number of women who have taken an herbal weight loss drug called Vita-Lean

Have reported an increase in there sexual desire of up to 90%, much the same way as

Viagra works.

The Metro newspaper reports on a lady called Sarah Marshall who said she took Vita-Lean to lose weight ‘and managed to lose a stone in under a month’. ‘But she noticed a side-effect in so far as it’s restored my sex life to the full.

It is believed a key natural ingredient; Irvingia Gabonensis – an extract of the African mango, eaten for its health benefits – could be responsible. A tea-based infusion of the extract has been used for centuries in Africa as an aphrodisiac.

Richard Wylie, the managing director of Vitagetics, the product’s British distributor, stressed the ‘side effect’ was harmless.

‘To a large extent, it could be a placebo but, nevertheless, could benefit many relationships,’ he added.

Vita-Lean promises to help women drop a dress size in just three weeks by tricking the body’s metabolism into staying active. The pill – already a hit in the US – is available online and does not need a prescription.

Armenian crime boss arrested in U.S.

A large network of Armenian criminals and their associates used phantom health care clinics and other means, cheating Medicare out of $163 million, various US news papers have reported.

The operation was under the protection of an Armenian criminal boss Armen Kazaryan, who lived in Los Angeles.

Over 73 people were charged by federal prosecutors in New York. Most of the defendants were captured during raids in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as in New Mexico, Georgia and Ohio.

Kazaryan and two alleged ringleaders-Davit Mirzoyan, 34 and Robert Terdjanyan, 35 were named in an indictment charging bank fraud, money laundering and racketeering conspiracy. They are charged with being involved in stolen credit cards, untaxed cigarettes and counterfeit Viagra.