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We are proud to announce University College London (UCL) School of Pharmacy as a Partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! The School of Pharmacy was founded by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in 1842 and is currently part of the Faculty of Life Sciences of University College London, one of the most highly rated pharmacy schools in the UK. UCL School of Pharmacy students are actively engaged in the fight against fake medicines through Read more…

We are proud to announce PharmaSecure as a Partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! PharmaSecure provides technology-enabled solutions that help pharmaceutical companies prevent counterfeiting of their medicines and improve health outcomes in emerging markets through customized patient engagement programs. Its solutions enable patients and consumers to verify the authenticity of their medicines through the use of an SMS, mobile app or internet website. “PharmaSecure is excited to be partnering with Fight the Fakes to raise awareness about the Read more…

Great news for the fight against fake medicines! The Convention against counterfeiting of medicines and devices – Medicrime – officially enters into force in January 2016. With 23 signatories and 5 ratifying countries, the latest Guinea on 24th September 2015, the text promoted by the Council of Europe (COE) now becomes the first international legal treaty to protect patients from the threat of fake medicines. It is great to see the severity of the production Read more…

La nouvelle campagne radiophonique de la Fondation Chirac débute aujourd’hui, afin de sensibiliser le public sur le danger des faux médicaments dans la rue. A travers des spots publicitaires d’environ 30 secondes, des artistes africains appellent à ne pas acheter des médicaments de la rue. Ces spots sont diffusés par les radios africaines, qui représentent le principal canal d’informations en Afrique. La campagne se déroule sur le site de la Fondation Chirac, avec plein de Read more…

Priorité Santé (Radio France Internationale) tient ce matin une journée spéciale dédiée à la programmation sur les faux médicaments. Cette activité se tient à l’occasion du lancement de la campagne « Le médicament de la rue tue » de la Fondation Chirac (LMDLRT). Elle anticipe également l’adoption imminente de la Convention Medicrime, promue par le Conseil de l’Europe, qui représente le premier instrument juridique international contre les faux médicaments et les dispositifs médicaux – une énorme menace Read more…

Our partner International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) is bringing Fight the Fakes to Go Global Expo 2015 on the 19-20 September in Toronto. The event brings together thousands of people eager to pursue meaningful opportunities abroad—to travel, to study, to volunteering or to work—so it’s a great chance to share with people how to steer clear from the danger of fake medicines. Pack your things and join us! Visit the website event Read more…

Highlights from this spring’s workshop in Dakar, Senegal on fake medicines, organized by  Fight the Fakes partners Fondation Chirac and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA), together with Develop Innovate Advance (DIA). Fake medicines are a global problem, but they are posing a particular challenge in Africa, where in some countries, 30 to 60% of all medicines could be  fake. During the workshop, attendees including regulators, government officials, public health workers and the private sector Read more…