What drives comsumers in the EU into buying medicines online? How are EU countries winning and losing in the fight against fake medicines? Does the public know of the new European Commission logo that certifies online medicines sellers as safe and genuine? “Trick or Treat(ment)” is a set of guidelines Read more…
Check out what has been said about Fight the Fakes on pages 90-94. This magazine was published by the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation.
Our partner Sproxil has established a partnership with Mobile Health Management Company (mHealth) to bring Sproxil’s Mobile Product Authentication (MPA) technology to the Saudi Arabia. MPA is offered free of cost to help consumers differentiate between fake and genuine medicines with a single text message. See how MPA works here. This new agreement Read more…
Following Al Jazeera feature by Hamza Mohamed|on the impact of fake medicines in Somalia, local communities are stepping up the fight against these dangerous products. Starting 07 July, Radio Dalsan, a community radio channel based in Mogadishu, Somalia, has begun live programming on fake medicines, sharing vital information to help the Read more…
Fight the Fakes partner the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy (ASOP) #BuySafeRx campaign shares with US-based consumers how to buy safe, genuine medicines online. Visit their website for information about the secure domain name “.pharmacy” and check out thier blog on USP’s Quality Matters: Battling the Epidemic of Illegal Online Drug Sellers and Read more…
On 23 and 24 June 2015, the 1st Indo-French workshop on combating fake medicines was held at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office in New Delhi. Jointly organized by our partner the Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) and the internal security services of the Embassy of France in India, Read more…
A partir du 1er juillet 2015 et pour une durée de 6 mois, l’Institut de Recherche Anti-Contrefaçon de Médicaments (IRACM) lance une campagne de sensibilisation et d’information auprès du grand public et des patients français sur les risques liés à la consommation de médicaments contrefaits ou falsifiés. Cette campagne est Read more…
This article was originally published in Quality Matters. Global Health // June 30, 2015 Battling the Epidemic of Illegal Online Drug Sellers and Counterfeit Medicines For nearly two centuries, USP has helped secure the quality of the American drug supply. USP’s drug standards are enforceable in the United States by the Read more…
Check out what this survey says about Fight the Fakes on pages: 117-124. To access the PDF click here.