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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…

This article was originally published in Devex. Poor-quality medicine: A global pandemic By Devex Editor // 29 June 2017 Each year, the proliferation of substandard and falsified medicines puts the lives of millions of people — particularly those living in developing countries — at risk. According to the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, “only 20 percent of [World Health Organization] member states have effective, well-developed drugs regulation systems, and 30 percent of members have no or Read more…

According to the World Health Organisation, 1 medicine out of 10 is fake, and in some countries this figure can reach 7 out of 10. In this brochure, published by Sanofi, learn about falsified medicines and the actions that can be taken to tackle the issue. The brochure outlines key findings from studies carried out across the globe in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico, Colombia)  , Asia (China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Read more…

On 26- 29 June, Rx360 is heading to Memphis, United States to discuss supply chain security at a conference on ‘Protecting Patient Safety in the Global Marketplace. The event is organised by the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC), with support from different Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bodies responsible for regulatory harmonization and medical products quality across APEC countries. Together, they will launch the Center of Excellence for Global Medical Product Quality & Read more…