According to the World Health Organisation, 1 medicine out of 10 is fake, and in some countries this figure can reach 7 out of 10. In this brochure, published by Sanofi, learn about falsified medicines and the actions that can be taken to tackle the issue. The brochure outlines key Read more…
On 26- 29 June, Rx360 is heading to Memphis, United States to discuss supply chain security at a conference on ‘Protecting Patient Safety in the Global Marketplace. The event is organised by the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC), with support from different Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bodies Read more…
Drug counterfeiting has increased significantly in Latin America in recent years. This new Latin America perception study by Sanofi was conducted in December 2016 and is based on the responses of over 7,000 individuals from Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and Colombia. The purpose of the questions asked is to Read more…
Fight the Fakes partners, the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), made statements at the 70th World Health Assembly meeting on Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falselylabelled/falsified/counterfeit medical products. IPSF statement Meeting: Seventieth World Health Assembly (A70/1) Agenda Item: 13.6 Member State mechanism on substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit Read more…
This week the 70th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) takes place in Geneva, Switzerland. On 25th May, Fight the Fakes partner the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) is co-hosting a panel discussion on the role of the next generation in addressing non-communicable diseases. The event will take place from 18:00-19:30 Read more…
The European Healthcare Distribution Association holds its Annual Meeting and Conference on 28-30 May. The programme will look at four different areas: Visions for the future of healthcare distribution Medicine verification systems in Europe Patient-centered approach The value of Big Data in healthcare Verifying and tracking medicines is a crucial part Read more…
On Tuesday 25 April we raise awareness of World Malaria Day. Malaria as a disease that disproportionately impacts children, women and the developing world more broadly, and is largely preventable given the right medication and treatment. Unfortunately, according to the WHO 1/3 of antimalarial medicines in Africa, where most of Read more…
Blog by Luc Besançon, Chief Executive Officer at Fight the Fakes partner the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). This blog was originally posted by Fight the Fakes partner the US Pharmacopeial Convention. Fake medicines kill an estimated one million people annually. We know, for example, that almost a third of Africa’s antimalarials supply Read more…
This article was originally published in: Frontier Myanmar The fight against fake drugs MARCH 31, 2017 The fake drugs widely available in Myanmar are a threat to public health, an obstacle to combating the spread of treatment-resistant malaria and part of a global trade worth an estimated $75 billion. By Read more…
In September 2016, UN Member States adopted Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance calling for the establishment of a group to provide practical guidance towards global action on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). AMR is what happens when a microorganism, instead of being cured by medication, becomes resistant to Read more…