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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns the public to be aware of counterfeit medicines and “health fraud”- a scam that deceives people into purchasing unapproved and unregulated health products. Fake products span all therapeutic categories, from “wonder drugs” and “miracle cures” for weight loss and pain killers to treatments for cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s and HIV.  Getting medicines from unregistered and unregulated sources is dangerous and puts your health in serious risk. Noted Read more…

Fake medicines pose a serious risk to public health and safety and are one of the most harmful forms of illicit activities. The manufacturing, trade and consumption of these products pose a dangerous threat to people’s health. Furthermore, this criminal activity is big business: the sale of fake medicines from East Asia to Southeast Asia and Africa amounts to $5 billion a year poured into illicit economies. Click on the image above to read the United Read more…

Counterfeit goods generate over $250 billion a year for criminal enterprises, and their purchase could be funding other, more sinister organized criminal activities. A new campaign and PSA by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – ‘Look Behind’ – highlights the criminal, ethical, environmental and health and safety concerns attached to this illicit business. Fake medicines pose a particular threat to public welfare, as they trick patients into believing they are receiving Read more…

Stop Piracy is the Swiss platform for the prevention of counterfeiting and piracy. This year’s Swiss Day against Counterfeiting they hosted a Film Contest to raise awareness of the detrimental effects of counterfeit products to consumers. The contest winner, “Tous ensemble contre le faux” (FR), is a short film about the real impact of fake medicines on families throughout the world by Malena Azzam, Ecole de Cinéma de Genève.   For more information about Stop Read more…

ICN takes counterfeit and substandard medicines very seriously, as do our partners in this campaign.

Sanofi has launched a new website, Fake Medicines, a Real Danger, to help inform their customers about drug counterfeiting and to offer some tips on how to stay safe. About to go on holiday? Traveling for business? The website offers an interactive passport to protect you from fake medicines during your trip. Check out the flipbook here. The website also includes a downloadable app for iPhone and a poster.