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We are proud to announce Mobilium Global as a new partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! Mobilium’s app “Smart Health Africa” provides mhealth solutions for African mobile subscribers in order to promote healthy behaviours. Fake medicines can account for over 30% of the drugs in circulation in some African countries. Empowering people with important information about fake medicines so that they may protect themselves and their loved ones from these dangerous products, Mobilium and Read more…

We are proud to announce the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) as a new partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! GPhA represents the manufacturers and distributors of generic pharmaceuticals in the USA.  Its efforts against fake medicines include public education initiatives for public official healthcare professionals and consumers. “Patient and consumer safety is the generic pharmaceutical industry’s number one priority,” said Ralph G. Neas, President and CEO, Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA). “That is why GPhA Read more…

We are proud to announce the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW) and the European Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (GIRP) as new Partners of the Fight the Fakes campaign! IFPW is the global trade association representing the pharmaceutical wholesaler and distribution industry; GIRP is the umbrella organization of pharmaceutical full-line wholesalers in Europe. In light of the partnership, Mark Parrish, IFPW President, comments, “Our wholesaler members have long taken their role to secure and protect Read more…

We are proud to announce Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP), Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU (ASOP EU) and the Center for Safe Internet Pharmacies (CSIP) as new partners of the Fight the Fakes campaign! The Internet provides an anonymous platform to sell fake medicines to the public, representing a new and challenging trend in the fight against this criminal activity. The WHO estimates that half of all medicines purchased online from Read more…

We are proud to announce the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) and PSM India as new Partners of the Fight the Fakes campaign! Partnership for Safe Medicines is a public health group committed to the safety of prescription medicines and protecting consumers against counterfeit, substandard or otherwise unsafe medicines. Its sister organisation, PSM India, joins them in sharing these three truths: 1) fake medicines exist; 2) they are not safe; 3) you can take action Read more…

We are proud to announce the Pharmaceutical Security Institute (PSI) as a new partner of the Fight the Fakes campaign! The negative impact of fake medicines is widespread and the environment of their manufacturing and distribution is complex. PSI works to protect public health and safety through the sharing of information about drug counterfeiting and through liaising with national and international organisations to gather information and intelligence on all aspects of illegal medicines. PSI also Read more…

According to the situation report of the World Health Organization (WHO) Member State Mechanism on Substandard/spurious/falsely-labelled/ falsified/counterfeit (SSFFC) medical products: “The manufacture, distribution and sale of SSFFC medical products is an international issue threatening the health of people in every region and every Member State. It threatens public confidence in life saving medicines, health care systems and undermines trust in health care professionals, in addition to wasting precious resources. This topic has been widely and Read more…