As a child growing up in Cameroon, I watched family members die from various diseases due to a lack of access to adequate medical treatment. I witnessed first-hand, and heard many more stories, of street peddlers selling all kinds of drugs, be it counterfeit or not, to gullible customers who Read more…
Another step in the fight against fake medicines has been taken as Burkina Faso ratified the Medicrime Convention on July 27, 2017. The West African country becomes the 10th state to ratify the convention against counterfeiting of medicines and devices. There are another 17 signatory countries to the convention. Promoted Read more…
Fight The Fakes partner International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation will meet in Taiwan on July 31st for their annual World Congress. The 10 days event will include conferences, training sessions and learning visits for young pharmacists who will lead the pharmacy of tomorrow. The congress provides them an excellent opportunity to share Read more…
On July 28th, Fight the Fakes raises awareness around World Hepatitis Day. According to WHO 2015 World Hepatitis report, 325 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, altogether responsible for 95% of all hepatitis mortality. Over 95% of people with hepatitis Read more…
UCL Fight the Fakes academic leader, Oksana Pyzik, introduced Fight the Fakes to the Pharmacy Education Symposium 2017 participants. Pharmacy Education Symposium is an annual event gathering professionals and academics in the field of pharmacy to discuss pharmacy education and enhance global collaboration. The Read more…
Fight the Fakes is going to Sydney, Australia! The trademark event by our partner Commonwealth Pharmacists Association and Pharmaceutical Society of Australia is taking place in Sydney on July, 28-30. Focused on innovative practices, the conference will be headlined by Dr Tim Hanlon, who will be the keynote speaker. Dr Read more…
This article was originally published in Devex. Poor-quality medicine: A global pandemic By Devex Editor // 29 June 2017 Each year, the proliferation of substandard and falsified medicines puts the lives of millions of people — particularly those living in developing countries — at risk. According to the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Read more…
According to the World Health Organisation, 1 medicine out of 10 is fake, and in some countries this figure can reach 7 out of 10. In this brochure, published by Sanofi, learn about falsified medicines and the actions that can be taken to tackle the issue. The brochure outlines key Read more…
On 26- 29 June, Rx360 is heading to Memphis, United States to discuss supply chain security at a conference on ‘Protecting Patient Safety in the Global Marketplace. The event is organised by the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC), with support from different Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) bodies Read more…
Drug counterfeiting has increased significantly in Latin America in recent years. This new Latin America perception study by Sanofi was conducted in December 2016 and is based on the responses of over 7,000 individuals from Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, Mexico and Colombia. The purpose of the questions asked is to Read more…