Today we are proud to celebrate the second anniversary of Fight the Fakes campaign! Fight the Fakes works to raise awareness of the dangers of fake medicines, sharing the stories of those who have been impacted by fake medicines and those who are working to put a stop to this crime against patients. Read more…
We are proud to announce Rx-360 International Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Consortium as a Partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! Rx360 is a consortium of organizations which helps protect consumers and patients from the danger of fake medicines. Its objective is to share information and find solutions to ensure the safety and Read more…
I support the fight against fake medicines because I believe people should be able to take medicines without worrying about their safety. Fake medicines undermine confidence in healthcare systems around the world and give patients a false sense of hope and security. I grew up in Hong Kong where counterfeit Read more…
We are proud to announce University College London (UCL) School of Pharmacy as a Partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! The School of Pharmacy was founded by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1842 and is currently part of the Faculty of Life Sciences of University College London, one Read more…
My name is Clement Mak and I am a third year pharmacy student studying in London, United Kingdom. I am pursuing a career in pharmacy because I want to provide the best medical treatments and advice to patients. Due to the high level of patient interactions and accessibility to pharmacies, Read more…
We are proud to announce PharmaSecure as a Partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! PharmaSecure provides technology-enabled solutions that help pharmaceutical companies prevent counterfeiting of their medicines and improve health outcomes in emerging markets through customized patient engagement programs. Its solutions enable patients and consumers to verify the authenticity of their medicines through Read more…
Many might be thinking of fake medicines and drug-adulterated dietary supplements as something rather un-European, far away from the western world. On the contrary, much of their mass production takes place, indeed, in the developing parts of the globe. But that is nothing but a disguise, as they are all Read more…
Great news for the fight against fake medicines! The Convention against counterfeiting of medicines and devices – Medicrime – officially enters into force in January 2016. With 23 signatories and 5 ratifying countries, the latest Guinea on 24th September 2015, the text promoted by the Council of Europe (COE) now Read more…
La nouvelle campagne radiophonique de la Fondation Chirac débute aujourd’hui, afin de sensibiliser le public sur le danger des faux médicaments dans la rue. A travers des spots publicitaires d’environ 30 secondes, des artistes africains appellent à ne pas acheter des médicaments de la rue. Ces spots sont diffusés par Read more…
Priorité Santé (Radio France Internationale) tient ce matin une journée spéciale dédiée à la programmation sur les faux médicaments. Cette activité se tient à l’occasion du lancement de la campagne « Le médicament de la rue tue » de la Fondation Chirac (LMDLRT). Elle anticipe également l’adoption imminente de la Convention Medicrime, Read more…