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Fight the Fakes partner the Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF) has announced the addition of 6 new therapeutic compounds to the Minilab inventory, meaning the technology can now test the quality of over 80 vital medicines. Fake medicines represent a serious threat for people’s health worldwide. Using its Minilab, a self-contained and portable laboratory, GPHF is helping governments in countries around the world quickly test the quality of their medicines and identify fakes. Currently, Minilabs focus Read more…

Ally new exactly what treatment she needed, and had a prescription from her doctor, so she bought her medicines online. But for some reason, the medicine didn’t seem to be working. In fact, it was making her feel worse. Watch a Crimestoppers interview with Ally on why buying your medicines from a licensed and certified pharmacy is so important, online or in person. Trust your instincts! If you use your medicines regularly, always pay attention Read more…

A recent study on fake medicines conducted by Sanofi in six countries in Asia – China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam— demonstrates that: 67% consider fake medicines to be dangerous; 55% to 76 % declare they would not be able to distinguish a real drug from a fake one; 39% have bought medicines on the internet, mainly to save time and money, though only 58% stated they were aware of risks. According to this study, Read more…

When you buy medicines from online sellers, what could you end up with? In many cases, fake medicines! We’re excited to announce the launch of “It’s all fake”, a campaign from the International Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) to share with people the dangers of buying medicines off of the internet. Always source your medicines from licensed providers. All countries are targeted by unscrupulous traffickers who sell medicines at very attractive prices on the Read more…

Fight the Fakes has been invited to speak on the topic of fake medicines at the very first Virtual Congress organized by the Croatian Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry Students’ Association (CPSA) of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb. The CPSA Virtual PharmaCon is a two days event (10-11 Dec), which will connect lecturers from different countries with students all over the world and bring them together around the theme “Dose of pharmaceutical future”. By learning Read more…

This article was originally published in African Decisions. A bitter pill Counterfeit medicines place an even greater strain on already heavily burdened African health systems, but there is progress in tackling them, in a series of regulatory upgrades. Do you take any medicines? Say, heart medication, antibiotics, or perhaps a drug for hypertension? An antiviral or antiretroviral? A prescription for cancer of some kind? Cough syrup? If you have kids, they will most likely have Read more…