We are proud to announce the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) as a new partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! In order to equip the next generation of pharmacists with the knowledge and experience to combat the global and growing problem of fake medicines, IPSF teaches pharmaceutical students about Read more…
We are proud to announce the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) as a new partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! GPhA represents the manufacturers and distributors of generic pharmaceuticals in the USA. Its efforts against fake medicines include public education initiatives for public official healthcare professionals and consumers. “Patient and Read more…
We are proud to announce the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW) and the European Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (GIRP) as new Partners of the Fight the Fakes campaign! IFPW is the global trade association representing the pharmaceutical wholesaler and distribution industry; GIRP is the umbrella organization of pharmaceutical full-line Read more…
We are proud to announce Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP), Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU (ASOP EU) and the Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies (CSIP) as new partners of the Fight the Fakes campaign! The Internet provides an anonymous platform to sell fake medicines to the Read more…
We are proud to announce the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) and PSM India as new Partners of the Fight the Fakes campaign! Partnership for Safe Medicines is a public health group committed to the safety of prescription medicines and protecting consumers against counterfeit, substandard or otherwise unsafe medicines. Its Read more…
We are proud to announce the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) as a new partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! The negative impact of fake medicines is widespread and the environment of their manufacturing and distribution is complex. PSI works to protect public health and safety through the sharing of Read more…
My name is Andrea Bomo and I am 24 years old. I am a journalist from Cameroon currently based in Birmingham. I was born and raised in Cameroon where I founded Akouma TV, a Yaounde-based production company which aim is to give a platform to Cameroonian artists, creatives and entrepreneurs Read more…
According to the situation report of the World Health Organization (WHO) Member State Mechanism on Substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/ falsified/counterfeit (SSFFC) medical products: “The manufacture, distribution and sale of SSFFC medical products is an international issue threatening the health of people in every region and every Member State. It threatens public confidence in Read more…
According to the survey conducted by happycurious for Sanofi, only 20% of Europeans associate counterfeiting with medicines. 77% of European consumers say they have not been adequately informed or are ignorant on the subject of fake medicines. This lack of awareness about fake medicines exists despite the following facts: 1 in Read more…
It is undeniable that fake medicines are a growing threat to public health. This February, customs in Le Havre seized 2.4 million doses of counterfeit medicines disguised as tea. In 2012 Swiss companies were implicated in the distribution of counterfeit versions of the cancer drug Avastin. The struggle to prevent Read more…