Speak up about fake medicines.
Do you ever think about fake medicines? The bad news is that fake medicines exist in virtually every part of the world. The good news is that we can combat them together. Read More
Victoria Amponsah knows all too well that fake medicines can threaten your health or even claim your life. The day she was diagnosed with malaria she also learned that she was two months pregnant. Read More
Four First Ladies of Sub-Saharan Africa have signed the Declaration of Niamey following an international conference on counterfeit drug sales in Niamey, Niger. Read More
Sproxil Updates| |
We are proud to announce Sproxil as a new Partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! Every year, over 700,000 […]
Last week concluded the 2014 Global Forum on Access to Safe Medicines attended by Fight the Fakes partners International Council […]
Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF) Updates| |
The Center for Pharmaceutical Advancement and Training (CePAT) in Ghana has just received a Minilab to aid in detection fake […]
The Council of Europe’s European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines (EDQM) has launched a database to collate incidents of […]
Every therapeutic class of pharmaceutical product has been the subject of #counterfeiting
Up to 40% of the drug supply of some countries in Africa could be #fakemeds
.@INTERPO_HQ L Operation #PangeaVI seized 9.8 million illegal & counterfeit drugs #fakemeds
On internet sites that conceal their physical address 50% of the drugs are #fakemeds
60% of all spam offers medicine- its an inexpensive way for #counterfeiters to target you with #fakemeds.
1 medicine in 2 purchased on internet sites that conceal their physical address is a #fakemed
In 2013, Operation #Biyela seized 550 million doses of illicit medicine in #Africa
#fakemeds are 10% to 30% of global medicine: less than 1% in some countries, +30% in parts of Africa Asia & Latin America
India may have as much as 12-25% of their supply contaminated with substandard and #fakemeds
Poisons found in #fakemeds include mercury, rat poison, boric acid, paint & antifreeze
More than 50% of medicine sold worldwide from illegal online sources are #fakemeds
2011: European Customs retained 27.5 million #fakemeds
From antibiotics to pain relievers, more than 500 versions of fake #pharmaceutical products are circulating #fakemeds
20% of all #malaria deaths worldwide can be directly associated with the use of #fakemeds
.@UNODC estimates the market value of fake #antimalarials at over US$400mil in west Africa alone
In the US only 3% of online pharmacies appear to be in compliance with pharmacy laws & practice standards
Of the 1mil deaths per year due to #malaria, 200,000 could be avoided if patients weren't treated with #fakemeds
NIH 2012 study of 7 countries in southeast Asia reveals that 36% of #antimalarials are #fakemeds
#Fakemeds seized during #Biyela? Antibiotics, painkillers, meds for high blood pressure & diabetes
#fakemeds could be up to 15% of medicines in circulation worldwide
Up to 30% of medicines in developing countries are #fakemeds
123 countries are impacted by #fakemeds
36% of #anti-malarial drugs in #SoutheastAsia are #fakemeds
30% of countries have little or no regulation to effectively combat #fakemeds
700,000 people die because of #fakemeds to treat #malaria & #TB each year
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