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A baggage handler told Supreme Court that he collected and delivered a package for a co-worker at the centre of a plot to import heroin. The package — a dummy placed by US investigators — was allegedly found later that day in a blue and white Thermos...

Controlling medicines October 27, 2011 Dear Sir, To follow up the publishing today in The Royal Gazette of my question with regard to the safety of pharmaceuticals from India, especially of generics, and because of one concerned politician’s phone ca...

MPs have approved legislation to tighten the regulation of imported prescription drugs so they meet the high standards stipulated by other key Western countries. The move by Health Minister Zane DeSilva came after concerns over an order that came int...

July 15, 2011 Dear Sir, The announcement that the Ministry of Health is going to allow the importation of generic prescription drugs from countries not hitherto permitted has raised questions, hackles and fears for the safety of the patients who will...

The prison service will save thousands of taxpayers’ dollars by using generic drugs imported from India, Israel and Brazil, according to Health Minister Zane DeSilva. Drugs currently in Bermuda cost five times more than if the equivalent was imported...

Former Premier Ewart Brown will not be using his new healthcare company to import drugs to Bermuda from previously restricted countries, according to Cabinet Minister Zane DeSilva. Mr DeSilva told the House of Assembly there was no connection between...

Legislation that allows the importation of generic drugs could lead to higher drug bills, according to the Bermuda Pharmaceutical Association (BPA). BPA president Stephanie Simons said that local pharmacists work to encourage generic drugs, which are...