The most important questions about substandard and falsified (SF) medicines – all answered in our new one-page fact sheet! What is the difference between falsified and substandard medicines? Where is the greatest prevalence of SF medicines? Which medicines are being falsified? How can you detect SF medicines? What can you Read more…
Our partner the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers (IAMAT) just released the new guide ‘Travelling with Medications‘ which provides advice on navigating medication regulations, importing controlled substances, packing medication for travel, and how to safely find medication abroad. It includes a section on how to ensure that the Read more…
You didn’t have time to attend our side event at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May? No worries – you can watch the highlights video now on YouTube! In less than 4min you will hear our key speakers and panellists talk about the role of youth and digital Read more…
A new infographic by our partners Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) and the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) helps explain the deadly impact counterfeit medicines have, where they come from, and how they contribute to microbial resistance. Find the full infographic, ready to download here!
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According to a new survey conducted in April 2018, many African citizens consider themselves not well informed about the dangers of falsified medicines. The survey aimed to highlight patient perceptions of falsified medicines in different parts of the world. Over 2,500 participants in Egypt, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Kenya and South Read more…
The Medicrime Convention is the only international legal instrument that has made it a criminal offence to produce and distribute fake medical products or commit similar crimes. Developed by the Council of Europe to protect public health, the Convention was adopted on 8 December 2010. It provides for the enforcement of Read more…
The Partnership for Safe Medicines has released a new report on counterfeit drugs made of fentanyl and often illegally imported, which have been found in 40 U.S. states and have provoked death in more than a dozen of them in the past two years. Those medicines are usually made into fake Read more…
