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…
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…
When you buy medicines from online sellers, what could you end up with? In many cases, fake medicines! We’re excited to announce the launch of “It’s all fake”, a campaign from the International Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) to share with people the dangers of buying medicines off of Read more…
Fight the Fakes has been invited to speak on the topic of fake medicines at the very first Virtual Congress organized by the Croatian Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry Students’ Association (CPSA) of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb. The CPSA Virtual PharmaCon is a two days event (10-11 Dec), which Read more…
This article was originally published in African Decisions. A bitter pill Counterfeit medicines place an even greater strain on already heavily burdened African health systems, but there is progress in tackling them, in a series of regulatory upgrades. Do you take any medicines? Say, heart medication, antibiotics, or perhaps a Read more…
This article was originally published on PR Web. PharmaSecure Partners with Fight the Fakes Campaign to Raise Awareness about the Dangers of Fake Medicines PharmaSecure Partners with Fight the Fakes Campaign, joining a group of leading public health organizations working to raise awareness about the dangers of fake medicines NEW Read more…