UPDATES
SF Pulse | November 2024
Issue 4 of SF Pulse is out now! The newest issue dives into five topics including: A deep dive into how Johnson & Johnson starts thinking about anti-counterfeiting needs well before the product launch. An Read more…
EVENTS
FTFA Attendance at World Trade Organization Annual Trade and Public Health Workshop
On October 3rd, FTFA was invited by the World Trade Organization to speak at a closed-door panel discussion about “Substandard, Falsified and Counterfeit Medical Products” alongside the World Health Organization and the World Customs Organization. Read more…
RESOURCES
Minilab Updated Protocol to Detect Antifreeze in Children’s Cough Syrups
The Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF), a non-profit organization supported by Merck KGaA, is pleased to announce the Special Edition 2024, featuring a new Minilab test for detecting the toxic antifreeze agents diethylene glycol (DEG) and Read more…
PRESS RELEASES & STATEMENTS
Université la Source Conakry joins Fight the Fakes Alliance to strengthen coalition against substandard and falsified medical products
September 24, 2024, Location – Fight the Fakes Alliance is excited to announce and welcome the Université la Source Conakry as the newest member of the Alliance. Given that one-fifth of medicines in Africa are Read more…
UPDATES
Falsified (contaminated) Oxymorphone Hydrochloride 40mg identified in the WHO Region for Europe
Medical Product Alert N°3/2024: Falsified (contaminated) Oxymorphone Hydrochloride 40mg Alert Summary This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to one batch of falsified Oxymorphone Hydrochloride 40mg. The falsified product was detected in the unregulated supply chain Read more…
UPDATES
BBC article on the devastating effects surrounding the online purchases of fake semaglutide
On July 31st, 24, BBC published an article on the devastating effects surrounding the online purchases of fake semaglutide – an active ingredient in legal drugs like Ozempic, a type 2 diabetes drug, and Wegovy, Read more…
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SF Pulse | July 2024
Our third SF Pulse Issue is out! SF Pulse is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to elevate important issues and relevant stories shaping the ongoing fight against substandard and falsified medical products (SFs). The newest Read more…
RESOURCES
APEC Launches Supply Chain Security Toolkit for Medical Products
On Friday, 26th July, the FDA, FTFA member USP, and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) announced the launch of the new web-based version of APEC’s Supply Chain Security (SCS) Toolkit, an essential resource designed Read more…
UPDATES
New York Times’ Article on the Rise of Counterfeit Ozempic and the Risk of Buying Drugs Online
On July 12, 2024, the New York Times published an article on the rise of counterfeit Ozempic and highlighting the greater risk of buying drugs online. The article interviewed a member of Fight the Fake Read more…
UPDATES
The growing threat of SFs featured in an article by newspaper Swissinfo
On July 4, 2024, Swissinfo published an article on the growing problem of fake medicines on their front page. The article quotes a number of Fight the Fakes Alliance (FTFA) members including the International Federation Read more…
UPDATES
SFs featured at Global Health Security Conference in Sydney
Fight the Fakes Alliance member, Adam Aspinall, recently attended the Global Health Security Conference in Sydney on behalf of Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). At the conference, a forum that engages stakeholders to help achieve Read more…
EVENTS
Let’s Talk about the Fakes: Webinar with Dr. Asma Buanz
King’s College London Fight the Fakes will welcome Dr. Asma Buanz in its next webinar about SFs on Thursday, 20 June! The issue of substandard and fake medical products (SFs) has been on the rise Read more…
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SF Pulse | May 2024
Our second SF Pulse Issue is out! SF Pulse is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to elevate important issues and relevant stories shaping the ongoing fight against substandard and falsified medical products (SFs). Read the Read more…
EVENTS
Substandard and Falsified (SF) Medical Products in Francophone Sub‑Saharan African Countries with Raffaella Ravinetto
King’s College London Fight the Fakes will host a webinar about the response to substandard and falsified (SF) medical products in francophone Sub-Saharan African countries with Raffaella Ravinetto, PharmD, PhD, Head of the Public Health Read more…
UPDATES
SF Pulse | March 2024
The first issue of our newsletter, SF Pulse, is out! 💊 SF Pulse is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to elevate important issues and relevant stories shaping the ongoing fight against substandard and falsified medical Read more…
EVENTS
Bad Medicines From the Streets: Unveiling the Reality in Africa
Join us in confronting a critical issue that affects communities across Africa. Pharmacy students from Guinea, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Madagascar, and Ivory Coast have come together to expose the harsh truth about fake and substandard Read more…
EVENTS
The Fight the Fakes Week 2023 Playbook is published
This playbook provides an overview of the Fight the Fakes Week 2023 campaign and ways to get involved. Download here Download the FRENCH version here. For more information about the Fight the Fakes Week activities Read more…
EVENTS
Le kit de communication pour la semaine Fight the Fakes est publié
Ce guide fournit un aperçu de la campagne Semaine Fight the Fakes 2023 et propose des moyens de s’impliquer. Téléchargez ici Pour plus d’informations sur les activités de la Semaine Fight the Fakes, visitez https://fightthefakes.org/semaine-fight-the-fakes-4-10-decembre-2023/