Hi, my name is Sadia Baksh and I have been born and brought up in the hustle and bustle of London. I am keen to raise awareness of fake medicines, as their impact across the world is devastating. In London, I do not feel fake medicines to pose me any serious threat and I have always had confidence in the products that I have been supplied at my local pharmacists. I have been fortunate to Read more…
(FR) La falsification des médicaments, les médicaments falsifiés, constitue un fléau mondial dont le trafic ne cesse de croître. Dans tous les pays, notamment dans ceux en développement, un préjudice grave est créé à l’égard des malades qui ne peuvent bénéficier d’un accès à des médicaments de qualité en vue d’un traitement efficace. Plus récemment, la vente de médicaments sur Internet représente un danger supplémentaire mondial. Face aux carences des acteurs de tous niveaux, au Read more…
(FR) A l’initiative de l’Académie nationale de médecine et de son Président honoraire, le Professeur Marc Gentilini, le rapport “Médicaments falsifiés : plus qu’un scandale, un crime”, rédigé en commun avec l’Académie nationale de Pharmacie et l’Académie Vétérinaire de France, a été présenté publiquement le mardi 5 avril 2016. Le rapport rappelle l’impérative nécessité d’une lutte contre ce trafic particulièrement rentable et ses trafiquants, nouvelle mafia, hors de contrôle. La Fondation Chirac et Fight the Read more…
Fight the Fakes partner the US Pharmacopeial Convention’s (USP) Center for Pharmaceutical Advancement and Training (CePAT) in Accra, Ghana today opens a new pharmaceutical microbiology laboratory to test the contents of medicines in Africa. The state-of-the-art laboratory will train pharmaceutical and regulatory professionals to identify medicines contaminated with microorganisms, such as bacteria. Such testing has historically been a challenge in low-resource settings in Africa. Millions of patients in Africa who rely on medicines to get well can benefit Read more…
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…
Illegal pharmacies selling medicines via the internet and operating outside the law pose a serious threat to public health. To ensure consumers’ safety, many authorities have developed authentication labels to help recognize illicit pharmacies and avoid risks of buying fake medicines online. Since 1st of July 2015, all online pharmacies or retailers legally operating in the EU have to display the common logo adopted by the European Commission through the Falsified Medicines Directive. The common logo 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…
Video from Sanofi shows how pharmaceutical labs can test the quality of medicines, and spot a fake. Following suspicious products sent through via customs and patient complaints, labs can check the chemical footprint of a medicine, and determine if it truly holds the right ingredients, and at the right dosage. See Sanofi’s brochure on the “fight against counterfeit medicines” to learn more about industry initiatives to reduce the threat of counterfeit medicines.
Before buying medicines online, you might find yourself thinking: Is it legal to buy medicines online in my country? Is there a label that authenticates legitimate online pharmacies? When buying medicines on the internet, can I speak with a pharmacist? To answer your questions, our partner IRACM shares its 12 Golden Rules for buying medicines online. You can download them by clicking on the file above. Read it back to front and you’ll be much better prepared 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…
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