INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
IRACM – Library
Visit IRACM library, you will find multiple sources of information. Visitez la Bibliothèque de l’IRACM, vous y trouverez de multiples sources d’information. (French)
INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS
IFPMA – The Threat of False Friends – Joining Efforts to Protect Patients
IFPMA and the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) raise awareness on the danger of buying medicines on the Internet. Download the IFPMA – FIP brochure “The Threat of False Friends – Joining Efforts to Protect Patients”
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IRACM – Database Gathering Technologies Against Counterfeiting and Fake Medicines
IRACM publishes a free access online database of the key systems to fight against counterfeiting of pharmaceutical products: the authentication systems (overt and covert, analysis equipment, etc.), identification systems (data matrix) and traceability of pharmaceutical products on the market. Visit IRACM database to learn more about these tools.
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ICN – Position on Falsified Medicines
ICN is very concerned with the growing problem of counterfeit medicines and the negative consequences on the prevention and treatment of disease, which can include poor treatment outcomes or failure of treatment, loss of confidence in health care, resistance to antibiotics and poisoning due to harmful ingredients. Download the position Read more…
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ICN – Counterfeit Medicines Project
ICN is very concerned with the growing problem of counterfeit medicines and the negative consequences on the prevention and treatment of disease, which can include poor treatment outcomes or failure of treatment, loss of confidence in health care, resistance to antibiotics and poisoning due to harmful ingredients. ICN supports international Read more…
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USP – Redefining Access: A Global Commitment to Quality in Public Health
USP: According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 25-60% of the medicine supply in developing countries is either substandard or counterfeit. Poor quality medicine undermines public and private investments in global health, while leading to severe illness, drug resistance, and death. In an effort to combat falsified, substandard and counterfeit Read more…
UPDATES
Fake Medicines: The New Face of Organized Crime
The Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) has published a study on the typology of criminals to help shed light on some of the players in this illicit transnational network. Case studies include individual opportunists that benefit from online anonymity to set up illegal importation routes, white collar criminals Read more…
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IRACM – Geographic Observatory – Country Information
IRACM-Geographic Observatory: if you are looking for news, documents and key figures about a country, visit IRACM Country Information webpage. IRACM-Observatoire Géographique : si vous cherchez des actualités, documents et chiffres sur un pays, visitez la page IRACM Panorama Mondial. (French link)
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IFPMA – LEEM Web’doc sur la contrefaçon de médicaments
Découvrez le web’doc du LEEM sur la contrefaçon de médicaments : Bien qu’il soit difficile d’obtenir des données fiables, le trafic de médicament, connaît un inexorable essor. Dans le meilleur de cas, les faux médicaments ne contiennent aucun principe actif. Dans les situations les plus inquiétantes, ceux-ci sont toxiques. Dans les Read more…