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This article was originally published in: Intellectual Property Watch Brief: Leadership Rotation For Fight The Fakes Campaign 09/02/2017 BY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WATCH A new industry group today took the reins of the Fight the Fakes campaign, a growing coalition against fake medicines, the first rotation in leadership since its launch in late 2013. The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW) took over the secretariat of Fight the Fakes, which in little over 3 years has grown Read more…

Another step in the fight against fake medicines has been taken as Burkina Faso ratified the Medicrime Convention on July 27, 2017. The West African country becomes the 10th state to ratify the convention against counterfeiting of medicines and devices. There are another 17 signatory countries to the convention. Promoted by the Council of Europe (COE), the Medicrime Convention entered into force in January 2016 and is the first international legal treaty that protects patients Read more…

Fight The Fakes partner International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation will meet in Taiwan on July 31st for their annual World Congress. The 10 days event will include conferences, training sessions and learning visits  for young pharmacists who will lead the pharmacy of tomorrow. The congress provides them an excellent opportunity to share national academic and professional experiences, as well as good practices in the fields of health policies, regulation of supply chain and patients’ needs. All over Read more…

On July 28th, Fight the Fakes raises awareness around World Hepatitis Day.  According to WHO 2015 World Hepatitis report, 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, altogether responsible for 95% of all hepatitis mortality. Over 95% of people with hepatitis C can be completely cured within 2-3 months, but not if their medicines are fake. Fight the Fakes joins the global action against hepatitis by urging Read more…

            UCL Fight the Fakes academic leader, Oksana Pyzik,  introduced Fight the Fakes to the Pharmacy Education Symposium 2017 participants. Pharmacy Education Symposium is an annual event gathering professionals and academics in the field of pharmacy to discuss pharmacy education and enhance global collaboration. The symposium is supported by PharmAlliance – an international partnership between Monash University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University College London. PharmAlliance partners work Read more…

Fight the Fakes is going to Sydney, Australia! The trademark event by our partner  Commonwealth Pharmacists Association and Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is taking place in Sydney on July, 28-30. Focused on innovative practices, the conference will be headlined by  Dr Tim Hanlon,  who will be the keynote speaker. Dr Tim Hanlon is Chief Pharmacist and Clinical Director of Pharmacy and Medicines Optimisation at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London. The conference will also launch Read more…