Hi, my name is Sadia Baksh and I have been born and brought up in the hustle and bustle of London. I am keen to raise awareness of fake medicines, as their impact across the world is devastating. In London, I do not feel fake medicines to pose me any Read more…
(FR) La falsification des médicaments, les médicaments falsifiés, constitue un fléau mondial dont le trafic ne cesse de croître. Dans tous les pays, notamment dans ceux en développement, un préjudice grave est créé à l’égard des malades qui ne peuvent bénéficier d’un accès à des médicaments de qualité en vue Read more…
(FR) A l’initiative de l’Académie nationale de médecine et de son Président honoraire, le Professeur Marc Gentilini, le rapport “Médicaments falsifiés : plus qu’un scandale, un crime”, rédigé en commun avec l’Académie nationale de Pharmacie et l’Académie Vétérinaire de France, a été présenté publiquement le mardi 5 avril 2016. Le Read more…
Fight the Fakes partner the US Pharmacopeial Convention’s (USP) Center for Pharmaceutical Advancement and Training (CePAT) in Accra, Ghana today opens a new pharmaceutical microbiology laboratory to test the contents of medicines in Africa. The state-of-the-art laboratory will train pharmaceutical and regulatory professionals to identify medicines contaminated with microorganisms, such as bacteria. Such Read more…
Fight the Fakes partner the Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF) has announced the addition of 6 new therapeutic compounds to the Minilab inventory, meaning the technology can now test the quality of over 80 vital medicines. Fake medicines represent a serious threat for people’s health worldwide. Using its Minilab, a self-contained Read more…
Illegal pharmacies selling medicines via the internet and operating outside the law pose a serious threat to public health. To ensure consumers’ safety, many authorities have developed authentication labels to help recognize illicit pharmacies and avoid risks of buying fake medicines online. Since 1st of July 2015, all online pharmacies Read more…
Ally new exactly what treatment she needed, and had a prescription from her doctor, so she bought her medicines online. But for some reason, the medicine didn’t seem to be working. In fact, it was making her feel worse. Watch a Crimestoppers interview with Ally on why buying your medicines Read more…
Video from Sanofi shows how pharmaceutical labs can test the quality of medicines, and spot a fake. Following suspicious products sent through via customs and patient complaints, labs can check the chemical footprint of a medicine, and determine if it truly holds the right ingredients, and at the right dosage. Read more…
Before buying medicines online, you might find yourself thinking: Is it legal to buy medicines online in my country? Is there a label that authenticates legitimate online pharmacies? When buying medicines on the internet, can I speak with a pharmacist? To answer your questions, our partner IRACM shares its 12 Golden Rules Read more…
A recent study on fake medicines conducted by Sanofi in six countries in Asia – China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam— demonstrates that: 67% consider fake medicines to be dangerous; 55% to 76 % declare they would not be able to distinguish a real drug from a fake one; 39% Read more…