2005 International Nurses Day theme was “Nurses for Patient Safety: Targeting Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines”. ICN has chosen this topic as the focus of this year’s IND in order to inform nurses and to provide you with the tools to tackle this growing problem. En 2005, le CII a choisi Read more…
Read the Cotonou Declaration: On October 2009 President Jacques Chirac and the Honor Committee of the International Mobilization called for action against falsified medicines. Download the Cotonou Declaration in English, in French, in Arab, and in Chinese. Lisez et téléchargez l’Appel de Cotonou signé par Jacques Chirac et les personnalités Read more…
Pharmacide – video on the dangers of falsified medicines on the Internet. The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Fondation Chirac are presenting Pharmacide. This video is warning against the dangers of consumption of drugs purchased through the Internet. Depuis décembre 2010, le ministère des Affaires Read more…
USP: Over the past few decades, the supply chain for pharmaceuticals and their ingredients has expanded around the world, and so has the presence of substandard and counterfeit products. Notable adverse events related to poor quality medicines (e.g., heparin and glycerin contamination) have brought increased attention from policymakers, regulators, manufacturers, and Read more…
Four First Ladies of Sub-Saharan Africa have signed the Declaration of Niamey, confirming commitment from their highest level of government to fighting fake medicines. The joint initiative, launched by the Institute of Research against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM), Tattali-Iyali Foundation and several First Ladies of Sub-Saharan African countries followed an international Read more…
Medicine counterfeiting is first and foremost a crime against patients. By deliberately and deceitfully attempting to pass themselves off as something that they are not, namely, genuine approved medicines, counterfeit medicines pose a global public health risk, leading to resistance to treatment, illness, disability and even death. See more IFPMA Read more…
ACT: if you are a doctor, you can help your patients avoid counterfeit health products by focusing on several points during the medical visit. AGIR : si vous êtes un médecin vous pouvez aider vos patients a éviter les contrefaçons de produits de santé en insistant sur plusieurs points durant Read more…
Excessive bleeding is the major cause of maternal deaths. In Ghana, the drug Ergometrine is widely used to stem bleeding during and after labour. In a recent report by Ghana Food and Drugs Authority and the Promoting the Quality of Medicines programme (PQM) however, 82.73% of the samples examined did Read more…
Jacques Chirac – Promoting access to drugs and quality healthcare. Access to quality medicines is a major challenge facing public health policies in Africa where falsified medicines are a widespread danger. Watch the video. Jacques Chirac – Pour l’accès à des médicaments et à une santé de qualité. L’accès à Read more…
Counterfeit medicines are a serious threat to the health of individuals. The harm for individuals can be generated either by excessive activity of the principal active ingredient, by an insufficient dosage of active ingredient or by the toxicity of ingredients that should not be present in the medicine. Patients may Read more…