A recent study on fake medicines conducted by Sanofi in six countries in Asia – China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam— demonstrates that: 67% consider fake medicines to be dangerous; 55% to 76 % declare they would not be able to distinguish a real drug from a fake one; 39% Read more…
When you buy medicines from online sellers, what could you end up with? In many cases, fake medicines! We’re excited to announce the launch of “It’s all fake”, a campaign from the International Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM) to share with people the dangers of buying medicines off of Read more…
Fight the Fakes has been invited to speak on the topic of fake medicines at the very first Virtual Congress organized by the Croatian Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry Students’ Association (CPSA) of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb. The CPSA Virtual PharmaCon is a two days event (10-11 Dec), which Read more…
This article was originally published in African Decisions. A bitter pill Counterfeit medicines place an even greater strain on already heavily burdened African health systems, but there is progress in tackling them, in a series of regulatory upgrades. Do you take any medicines? Say, heart medication, antibiotics, or perhaps a Read more…
This article was originally published on PR Web. PharmaSecure Partners with Fight the Fakes Campaign to Raise Awareness about the Dangers of Fake Medicines PharmaSecure Partners with Fight the Fakes Campaign, joining a group of leading public health organizations working to raise awareness about the dangers of fake medicines NEW Read more…
A new Sanofi survey reveals that as Europeans, US citizens know little about fake medicines: Only 12% of USA citizens know about fake medicines, and the majority feel they not to have enough information about this issue; More than half of Americans (53%) say they had never heard of fake Read more…
Fight the Fakes Partner the Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF) has donated a Mobile Compact Laboratory to the Botswana Ministry of Health to help fight fake medicines! “Counterfeit medicines pose a serious threat to public health globally, here in Botswana as well,” commented the Ministry Dorcas Makgato. The Minilab is Read more…
My name is Catherine Mak and I am a Pre-registration Pharmacist at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, and Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group. Joining the Fight the Fakes campaign to me is fundamental as a pharmacist and expert in medicines. Where medicines are the most commonly used form of therapy for patients, and pharmacists the community’s information point for medicines Read more…
Ce mardi 24 Novembre à Paris, la Fondation Chirac participe à la Conférence organisée par l’Assemblée parlementaire du Conseil de l’Europe. La Conférence a comme objectif de sensibiliser les députés à la problématique des faux médicaments et leur impact négatif sur la santé publique, ainsi que de les inciter à Read more…
Today we are proud to celebrate the second anniversary of Fight the Fakes campaign! Fight the Fakes works to raise awareness of the dangers of fake medicines, sharing the stories of those who have been impacted by fake medicines and those who are working to put a stop to this crime against patients. Read more…