Speak up about fake medicines.
Do you ever think about fake medicines? The bad news is that fake medicines exist in virtually every part of the world. The good news is that we can combat them together. Read More
Victoria Amponsah knows all too well that fake medicines can threaten your health or even claim your life. The day she was diagnosed with malaria she also learned that she was two months pregnant. Read More
Four First Ladies of Sub-Saharan Africa have signed the Declaration of Niamey following an international conference on counterfeit drug sales in Niamey, Niger. Read More
Fight the Fakes is thrilled to be highlighted as a valuable global actor in tackling the problems related to falsified […]
Fight the Fakes is proud that the European Medicines Verification Organisation (EMVO) will become its 37th partner. EMVO is dedicated […]
On 26 June, Fight the Fakes partner the Alliance for Safe Internet Pharmacy in the EU (ASOP EU) discussed internet […]
The first-ever dedicated academic conference on Medicine Quality & Public Health will take place between 23-28 September 2018 at Keble College […]
.@UNODC estimates the market value of fake #antimalarials at over US$400mil in west Africa alone
Up to 30% of medicines in developing countries are #fakemeds
#DidYouKnow? Possession of #fakemeds is illegal, not just production or sale
Criminals trafficking #fakemeds make profits 10x more than those trafficking illicit drugs
123 countries are impacted by #fakemeds
20% of all #malaria deaths worldwide can be directly associated with the use of #fakemeds
.@INTERPO_HQ L Operation #PangeaVI seized 9.8 million illegal & counterfeit drugs #fakemeds
#fakemeds could be up to 15% of medicines in circulation worldwide
In the US only 4% of online pharmacies appear to be in compliance with pharmacy laws & practice standards
Of the 1mil deaths per year due to #malaria, 200,000 could be avoided if patients weren't treated with #fakemeds
In 2013 US authorities published warning of fake #diabetes meds—ineffective & dangerous for patients
#Fakemeds seized in Le Havre in May 2013 were hidden in sachets of tea
Decades of fighting #malaria could be put at risk by #fakemeds on the market
30% of countries have little or no regulation to effectively combat #fakemeds
Every therapeutic class of pharmaceutical product has been the subject of #counterfeiting
#Fakemeds seized during #Biyela? Antibiotics, painkillers, meds for high blood pressure & diabetes
#Fakemeds: 32% have no active ingredients, 40% have incorrect ingredients & dose, 8.5% contain dangerous contaminants
Poisons found in #fakemeds include mercury, rat poison, boric acid, paint & antifreeze
700,000 people die because of #fakemeds to treat #malaria & #TB each year
#DidYouKnow? 96% of online pharmacies operate illegally
60% of all spam offers medicine- its an inexpensive way for #counterfeiters to target you with #fakemeds.
Up to 40% of the drug supply of some countries in Africa could be #fakemeds
More than 50% of medicine sold worldwide from illegal online sources are #fakemeds
#Fakemeds can contain no active ingredients at all – a direct threat to patients that need treatment
NIH 2012 study of 7 countries in southeast Asia reveals that 36% of #antimalarials are #fakemeds
On internet sites that conceal their physical address 50% of the drugs are #fakemeds
#fakemeds are 10% to 30% of global medicine: less than 1% in some countries, +30% in parts of Africa Asia & Latin America
1 out of 4 counterfeit products intercepted by EU customs in 2011 were #fakemeds
Both branded and generic products are subject to counterfeiting
From antibiotics to pain relievers, more than 500 versions of fake #pharmaceutical products are circulating #fakemeds
36% of #anti-malarial drugs in #SoutheastAsia are #fakemeds
2011: European Customs retained 27.5 million #fakemeds
India may have as much as 12-25% of their supply contaminated with substandard and #fakemeds
In 2013 1.2 million sachets of #fakemeds were seized in Le Havre, France. The biggest seizure in the #EU
In 2013, Operation #Biyela seized 550 million doses of illicit medicine in #Africa
1 medicine in 2 purchased on internet sites that conceal their physical address is a #fakemed
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WHO / Dublin, Ireland