The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns the public to be aware of counterfeit medicines and “health fraud”- a scam that deceives people into purchasing unapproved and unregulated health products. Fake products span all therapeutic categories, from “wonder drugs” and “miracle cures” for weight loss and pain killers to Read more…
Fake medicines pose a serious risk to public health and safety and are one of the most harmful forms of illicit activities. The manufacturing, trade and consumption of these products pose a dangerous threat to people’s health. Furthermore, this criminal activity is big business: the sale of fake medicines from Read more…
Counterfeit goods generate over $250 billion a year for criminal enterprises, and their purchase could be funding other, more sinister organized criminal activities. A new campaign and PSA by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – ‘Look Behind’ – highlights the criminal, ethical, environmental and health and Read more…
Today the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) launches a campaign to raise public awareness about the dangers of counterfeit products. “Counterfeit: Don’t buy into organized crime” shines a light on the illicit trade that manufactures and distributes counterfeit goods and the widespread health, social and ethical consequences Read more…
The Japanese government will step up efforts to fight fake medicines entering the country via foreign websites in 2014. The country’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has been alerted to an increasing number of websites selling fake medication claiming to be based within Japan but operating oversees. The Ministry Read more…
Stop Piracy is the Swiss platform for the prevention of counterfeiting and piracy. This year’s Swiss Day against Counterfeiting they hosted a Film Contest to raise awareness of the detrimental effects of counterfeit products to consumers. The contest winner, “Tous ensemble contre le faux” (FR), is a short film about Read more…
Not only do counterfeit drugs can endanger the life of patients, they can undermine entire public health initiatives.
Fake medicines can undermine a patient’s confidence in the medicine they are prescribed and the credibility of healthcare providers.
ICN takes counterfeit and substandard medicines very seriously, as do our partners in this campaign.
Sanofi has launched a new website, Fake Medicines, a Real Danger, to help inform their customers about drug counterfeiting and to offer some tips on how to stay safe. About to go on holiday? Traveling for business? The website offers an interactive passport to protect you from fake medicines during Read more…