Medicines Quality Database Terms

Concerns about the availability of substandard and counterfeit medicines prompted USAID and PQM to establish Medicines Quality Monitoring (MQM) programs in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America and the Caribbean to mitigate the significant negative impact of their use on the public’s health. This online Medicines Quality Database (MQDB) contains the results of MQM activities coordinated by PQM and local stakeholders. To visit the Medicines Quality Database (MQDB)click here.

Nurses Target Fake Medicines Poster

ICN: Nurses target fake medicines to inform nurses and to provide them with the tools to tackle this growing problem. Download the poster here. ICN : Le crime des contrefaçons – Les infirmières ciblent les faux médicaments. Télécharger le poster ici (French link). ICN : Las falsificaciones matan – Las enfermeras, contra los medicamentos falsificados y de baja calidad. Descarga el poster aquí.

New Database Compiles Key Anti-Counterfeiting Systems

The Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) has published a new online database, home to over 100 key technologies that can be used in the fight against counterfeit medicines. These systems include those used to authenticate, identify and trace products and use innovations such as holograms, code bubbles and data matrices. IRACM has also analysed the relevance of these anti-counterfeiting systems to the fight against fake medicines, providing quality/price ratios for stakeholders such as Read more…

IFPMA – Falsified Medicines and the Global Public’s Health Study

University College London (UCL) School of Pharmacy and the international research agency Matrix Insight study on the threats posed by falsified medicines and need for better coordinated global approaches to protect public health: the study highlights opportunities for a better coordinated international response to the threat of falsified medicines. The prevention of pharmaceutical falsification should be seen as an integral part of the global health community’s effort to improve access to effective, good quality medicines and protect Read more…

IFPMA – Websérie Médicaments à la maison: La contrefaçon

LEEM websérie sur les médicaments à la maison : la nouvelle websérie du Leem « Médicaments à la maison » aborde avec pédagogie la question des comportements responsables à adopter face aux médicaments dans la vie de tous les jours. Faut-il lire et conserver la notice ? Pourquoi suivre la prescription du médecin ? Peut-on emprunter des médicaments à un ami ? Comment éviter les faux médicaments ? Regardez l’épisode 2 sur les faux médicaments.

Strategic Alliance Formed in Ghana to Fight Fake Medicines

The Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF) and the Centre for Pharmaceutical Advancement and Training (CePAT) of Ghana, a facility established by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), have formed an alliance in the fight against fake medicines. The partnership aims to build local capacities in pharmaceutical quality assurance and control. Dr. Stephen K. Opuni, CEO of the Ghana Food and Drugs Authority, has stated he regards CePAT as “one of the most important initiatives to ever be Read more…

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