IFPMA – LEEM Web’doc sur la contrefaçon de médicaments

Découvrez le web’doc du LEEM sur la contrefaçon de médicaments : Bien qu’il soit difficile d’obtenir des données fiables, le trafic de médicament, connaît un inexorable essor. Dans le meilleur de cas, les faux médicaments ne contiennent aucun principe actif. Dans les situations les plus inquiétantes, ceux-ci sont toxiques. Dans les pays en voie de développement, acheter un médicament y compris dans une officine peut causer la mort. De l’achat d’un faux médicament à son authentification, Read more…

IFPMA – Counterfeits

The IFPMA is committed to safeguarding patients from the harmful effects of counterfeit medicines.  Our member companies and associations work closely with the authorities to detect and test suspect products, pursue legal actions as appropriate, and are working with key health partners in education campaigns about the risks posed by counterfeits. – To know more visit IFPMA website.  

The Global Fund: Partnering with National Governments to Fight Fake Medicines

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tanzania’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of Nigeria (EFCC). The Global Fund and these national offices have agreed to share intelligence in order to facilitate the investigation of networks suspected of manufacturing and distributing fake medicines. As stated by the Director General of the Tanzania FDA, Hiiti Sillo: “Spurious, falsely-labelled, falsified, counterfeit Read more…

IRACM – Institute of Research against Counterfeit Medicines

In the face of this scourge which directly threatens the health of hundreds of thousands of people and is endangering global health, the creation of a universal centre specially dedicated to the fight against health product counterfeiting emerged as a necessity. Created with this ambition in 2010, the international Institute of Research against Counterfeit Medicine (IRACM) is today the only independent international organization that is exclusively dedicated to the fight against counterfeiting and falsification of Read more…

IRACM – ACT: If you are a patient or general public

ACT: if you are a patient or general public, when you buy drugs online or from unusual sources of supply it is important to inspect the product you are about to take. – AGIR : si  vous êtes un patient ou grand public, lorsque vous achetez des médicaments sur internet ou à partir de sources d’approvisionnement inhabituelles (hors pharmacie) il est primordial d’inspecter le médicament que vous vous apprêtez à prendre. Pour en savoir plus, cliquez Read more…

Lesotho Nurses Association Joins in Awareness Raising about FakeMedicines

Lesotho has conducted its first official forum to discuss the threat of fake medicines and other fake health products to the country. The forum worked to raise awareness of the fast growing problem of counterfeit medicines in Lesotho and the lack of legislation available to protect the public from these dangerous products. Director of the National Drug Stockpile Organisation (NDSO) stated that fake medicines make up to 30% of the national drug supply, and the Read more…

IRACM – ACT: If you are a pharmacist

ACT: if you are a pharmacist in charge of a distribution facility, submit to the competent authorities any observations reported due to his own experience or following elements that have been reported. AGIR : si vous êtes un pharmacien responsable d’un établissement de distribution, transmettez aux autorités compétentes tout signalement rapporté du fait de ses propres observations ou faisant suite à des éléments qui lui ont été rapportés. Pour en savoir plus cliquez ici.

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