China: Six tried for allegedly pirating drug Tamiflu

A Shanghai court has put on trial six people accused of making an unlicensed version of the anti-bird flu drug Tamiflu, newspapers and the court announced today.

Lead defendant Wang Xun is accused of illegally purchasing the Tamiflu formula for 150,000 yuan (about €15,000) and then joining with others to manufacture and sell a pirated version of the drug, Shanghai’s Youth Daily and other newspapers said.