Medicine counterfeiting is first and foremost a crime against patients. By deliberately and deceitfully attempting to pass themselves off as something that they are not, namely, genuine approved medicines, counterfeit medicines pose a global public health risk, leading to resistance to treatment, illness, disability and even death. See more IFPMA Read more…
ACT: if you are a doctor, you can help your patients avoid counterfeit health products by focusing on several points during the medical visit. AGIR : si vous êtes un médecin vous pouvez aider vos patients a éviter les contrefaçons de produits de santé en insistant sur plusieurs points durant Read more…
Jacques Chirac – Promoting access to drugs and quality healthcare. Access to quality medicines is a major challenge facing public health policies in Africa where falsified medicines are a widespread danger. Watch the video. Jacques Chirac – Pour l’accès à des médicaments et à une santé de qualité. L’accès à Read more…
Excessive bleeding is the major cause of maternal deaths. In Ghana, the drug Ergometrine is widely used to stem bleeding during and after labour. In a recent report by Ghana Food and Drugs Authority and the Promoting the Quality of Medicines programme (PQM) however, 82.73% of the samples examined did Read more…
Counterfeit medicines are a serious threat to the health of individuals. The harm for individuals can be generated either by excessive activity of the principal active ingredient, by an insufficient dosage of active ingredient or by the toxicity of ingredients that should not be present in the medicine. Patients may Read more…
IRACM – Geographic Observatory : if you want to have a view on the spread of fake medicines, have a look at IRACM Seizures Map. IRACM-Observatoire Géographique : si vous voulez connaitre l’ampleur du phénomène des faux médicaments regardez la Carte de Saisie de l’IRACM ici.