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Fight the Fakes is thrilled to be highlighted as a valuable global actor in tackling the problems related to falsified medicines in this Healthcare Global magazine article. Under the title of “Leveraging technology and education in the high-stakes fight against fake medicines” the article describes the critical and increasing problems related to falsified and substandard medicines. Patient safety is critically threatened by fake medicines, which can cause further illness, disability or even death as they deceit. The Read more…

Fight the Fakes is proud that the European Medicines Verification Organisation (EMVO) will become its 37th partner. EMVO is dedicated to create a European Medicines Verification System in accordance with the upcoming European Union Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) making them a great addition to our efforts to speak up against fake medicines. Faced with dealing with the FMD requirements the stakeholders along the pharmaceutical supply chain united to ensure that the legal instrument to secure Read more…

On 26 June, Fight the Fakes partner the Alliance for Safe Internet Pharmacy in the EU (ASOP EU) discussed internet patient safety, the risks of getting fake medicines, and how to counter it at the European Parliament. The event was hosted by MEP José Inácio Faria and who delivered a speech via video underlining his interest and involvement in safeguarding public health from falsified medicines. Faria insisted that fake medicines should be given more attention Read more…

The first-ever dedicated academic conference on Medicine Quality & Public Health will take place between 23-28 September 2018 at Keble College in Oxford, UK. The aim of #MQPH2018 is to get experts involved in medicine quality to share knowledge and outline an international framework that deals with the challenges of poor quality medicines. The conference welcomes the expertise of participants from sectors such as public health, national regulatory authorities, pharmacy, chemistry, law, ethics, cultural and social Read more…

We are very happy to announce that today, 24 May 2018, the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO) is joining the Fight the Fakes campaign to reinforce the voice against falsified medicine bringing the total number of partners to 36. They commit to supporting the campaign by raising awareness about fake medicine around the world through their vast network and member patient organizations. Read the PRESS RELEASE here for more information about this great news! Read more…