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The quality of veterinary medicines and their implications for One Health

A new study conducted by Vayouly Vidhamaly, Konnie Bellingham, Paul N Newton and Céline Caillet and published in the BMJ Journals shows that substandard and falsified veterinary medicines affect animal health, agricultural production and food security and will influence antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in both animals and humans.  According to the authors, the data suggest that substandard and falsified veterinary products are likely to be a serious animal and public health problem that has received limited attention. However, Read more…

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Shabbir Imber Safdar, Partnership for Safe Medicines Executive Director, featured in the Medicine Maker

Image by the Medicine Maker Shabbir Imber Safdar, Partnership for Safe Medicines Executive Director and Fight the Fakes board member, was recently featured in the Medicine Maker online magazine. In his article “Drug Supply Chain Security Act” Shabbir discussed how the US drug supply chain is not immune to falsified medicines and what can be done to tackle the issue. The article includes enlightening examples of how these dangerous products are damaging to public health. Furthermore, Read more…

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The full Replenishment of the Global Fund is vital to keeping patients safe from falsified and substandard medicines

Fight the Fakes Alliance calls upon national governments to ensure that the 7th replenishment of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, planned for September 2022, is met in full to help avoid the entry of substandard and falsified medicines in low-and middle income countries. The replenishment of a minimum $18 billion is of vital importance since the Global Fund only procures quality-assured medicines and medicinal products for low-and middle-income countries. If the Read more…

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The relationship between fake news and fake medicines

How misinformation has fuelled the sale of COVID-19 substandard and falsified medical products. A UCL Fight The Fakes lead study written by Oksana Pyzik, Dr. John Hertig, Hoda Kanso, Anika Chamba and Sofia Khan shows there is a strong link between fake news and fake medicines. As waves of COVID-19 continue to threaten public health, an increasing volume of disease-related information is widely accessible, and not all of it is accurate or reliable. The patient safety consequences remain the Read more…

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Securing trust in the global supply chain of COVID-19 vaccines

Deloitte‘s report calls for international healthcare organizations to promote global standards such as, Fight the Fakes member, GS1 DataMatrix barcode for product identification across the medical supply chain in order to ensure citizens around the world have a speedy, equal, and secure access to COVID-19 vaccines. The report, which follows another publication from Deloitte on the same topic released in January 2021, recommends, among other measures, the adoption of a harmonized global standard for identification and traceability. It also Read more…

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Dangerous fakes – trade in counterfeit goods that pose health, safety and environmental risks​

Dangerous fakes – trade in counterfeit goods that pose health, safety and environmental risks A new study, conducted by the EU’s intellectual property office (EUIPO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), shines the spotlight on the scourge of falsified medicines, which have consequences on people’s health, confidence in the healthcare system and even the environment.  This report gives an overview of the value of illicit trade in fake goods, assessing an international set Read more…

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The scourge of vaccine falsification

A academic article published in February 2022 by Pierre Saliou, Quentin Duteil, Stanley A. Plotkin and Marc Gentilini  discusses the recent but growing phenomenon of fake vaccines trafficking, which represents a severe threat to public health. Authors explain how during the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-COVID vaccines have been a prime target for traffickers, but all types of vaccines are falsified by profit-hungry criminals. The consequences of falsification on global health are serious: the decline in vaccination Read more…

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Quality of medicines for life-threatening pregnancy complications in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

The research ‘Quality of medicines for life-threatening pregnancy complications in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review’ published in 2020 by Maria Regina Torloni, Mercedes Bonet, Ana Pilar Betrán, Carolina C. Ribeiro-do-Valle, Mariana Widmer addresses concerns about the quality of medicines available in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to manage hemorrhage, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and sepsis. It aims to identify, critically appraise, and synthesize the findings of studies on the quality of these three types of medicines available in Read more…

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PRESS RELEASE: Fight the Fakes Alliance expands association with four new members

PRESS RELEASE: Fight the Fakes Alliance expands association with four new members Geneva, 23 February 2022 – Fight the Fakes Alliance welcomes the Brazzaville Foundation, the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global), Butler University and New Giza University as the newest members of the association. The four new members commit to supporting Fight the Fakes in taking the fight against substandard and falsified medicines to the next level. Though it is a challenge to Read more…

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World Cancer Day 4 February 2022

On 4th February 2022, Fight the Fakes will join World Cancer Day to create a future without cancer and raise awareness about the threat of falsified medicines for cancer care! The World Health Organisation reported falsified versions of all categories of medicines, from generics to innovative medicines for cancer, and sadly such reports continue to surface. This year’s campaign from the Union for International Cancer Control will speak up for equity in access to cancer care. Read more…

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