My name is Quentin Duteil and I am a 21 years old French pharmacy student. I began pharmacy studies 5 years ago, passionate about helping people in need fight their disease. To be honest, I’ve never been that interested in the research and development of medicines, but much more by how these formidable tools can heal or give relief to people who are sick. I was born and raised in France where the fake medicines Read more…
The Greek word φάρμακον (pharmakon) once meant both the substance that cures or the substance that kills. Depending on the quality and quantity of the mixture, as well as the use, it was either a remedy or a poison. The word has lost its ominous meaning, except when it comes to street medicine. My name is Pap Talla and I was born and raised in Senegal. I dedicated my studies and my work to human Read more…
Fake medicines are a serious threat to the safety and well-being of every individual.
Our Fight the Fakes partner the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) hosted this week with the Taiwan Food and Drugs Administration (TFDA) a workshop on fake medicines in the margins of the 8th Asian Regulatory Conference (ARC) in Chinese Taipei. An absent or weak national medicines regulatory system is mentioned by the World Health Organization as one factor encouraging counterfeiting of medicines, alongside a lack of appropriate medicine legislation and weak enforcement. In this context, the Read more…
I am a 27 year old consumer advocate born and raised in Kenya. I am the founder of Campaign for Safe Medicines in Kenya, an initiative against fake and substandard medicines through awareness creation and consumer empowerment. Every now and again, there is a story in the Kenyan media about fake or substandard medicines being intercepted and destroyed by the regulatory authorities. This really disturbed me and I took interest in the matter. Earlier in Read more…
This article was originally published in CSR Newswire. Global Pharmaceutical Associations Welcome MEDICRIME Convention, Landmark Tool to Curb Global Medicines Counterfeiting PUBLISHED 10-01-15 SUBMITTED BY INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURERS & ASSOCIATIONS The Medicrime Convention, a unique international criminal law tool A unique international tool criminalizing the trade of counterfeit medicines, the Medicrime Convention, will enter into force on 1st January 2016, after 5 countries[1] out of its 24 signatories completed the ratification process. The Read more…
Our Partner IRACM shares an open access e-learning platform to illustrate the problem of fake medicines and how this crime is being addressed globally. IRACM’s training program is divided into 7 modules that show how drugs are manufactured and marketed, how medicine counterfeiting is addressed and how to identify illegal online pharmacies or recognize authentic packaging. The program is intended for a wide audience, is free and available in French, English and Spanish. Users can Read more…
Following up on their recently released animated video on fake medicines, our Partner IRACM today launches an e-learning course on fake medicines, available free in English, French and Spanish. Fake medicines are a growing threat to public health, putting the lives of patients and the general public at risk. IRACM’s e-learning course shares facts you need to know about fake medicines, and the training you need to understand the global efforts to combat this crime. Read more…
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Today marks the first anniversary of Fight the Fakes campaign! Fight the Fakes works to raise awareness of the dangers of fake medicines, sharing the stories of those who have been impacted by fake medicines and those who are working to put a stop to this crime against patients. Fake medicines present a serious threat to global health, and can lead to further illness, disability and even death. Fake medicines also increase worldwide resistance to Read more…
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