Global perspective of the risks of falsified and counterfeit medicines

This narrative literature review examines the global challenge of falsified and counterfeit medicines, with a specific focus on risks for travellers. The aim is ...

This narrative literature review examines the global challenge of falsified and counterfeit medicines, with a specific focus on risks for travellers.

Global perspective of the risks of falsified and counterfeit medicines

Results: The findings revealed a diverse range of counterfeit drug categories, spanning from antibiotics to lifestyle medications, posing unique ...

Counterfeit drugs and medical devices in developing countries - PMC

The World Health Organization has reported that counterfeit medicines potentially make up more than 50% of the global drug market, with a significant ...

Global Perspective of the Risks of Falsified and Counterfeit Medicines

Global Perspective of the Risks of Falsified and Counterfeit Medicines: A Critical Review of the Literature ... To read the full-text of this research, you can ...

Fighting the Pirates: The Rising Threat of Counterfeits

“The majority (54 %) of falsified and counterfeit drugs reported worldwide in 2006 were manufactured in India… A more recent study puts that ...

Fake drugs, real impact: Western Asia's counterfeit medicine epidemic

As one of the fastest-growing criminal activities in the world, the counterfeit drug trade in Western Asia and beyond generates millions of ...

Fake Drugs Are A Major Global Problem, WHO Reports

In a report released this week, WHO estimates that "1 in 10 medical products circulating in low- and middle-income countries is either ...

The health consequences of falsified medicines‐ A study of the ...

Falsified medicines may lead to avoidable morbidity, mortality, drug resistance, early death or treatment failure, as well as loss of faith in ...

Fighting the global counterfeit medicines challenge: A consumer ...

Counterfeit medicines are an enormous global health challenge that cannot be simply curtailed through laws and regulations, drug seizures, or ...

WHO Global Surveillance and Monitoring System for substandard ...

Much of the media coverage concerning. “fake” medicines, particularly those purchased over the Internet, has focused on what are sometimes known as lifestyle ...

Avoiding Poorly Regulated Medicines & Medical Products ... - CDC

Poor regulatory oversight breeds poor-quality medicines, whether they are counterfeit, falsified, substandard, or degraded (Box 6-05). A report from the World ...

Global perspective of the risks of falsified and counterfeit medicines

Global perspective of the risks of falsified and counterfeit medicines: A critical review of the literature ; Q4. Akademiai Kiado · Shmorgun A., ...

7 Impact of counterfeit medicines | OECD iLibrary

As with other forms of counterfeiting, fake medicines risk damaging a firm's brand and the products ... Counterfeit drug penetration into global legitimate ...

The global counterfeit drug trade: Patient safety and public health risks

Global recognition of the serious multiple challenges and threats posed by counterfeit medicines is reflected in the efforts by WHO to raise awareness and ...

Global perspective of the risks of falsified and counterfeit medicines

Bakker-'t Hart, Current challenges in the detection and analysis of falsified medicines, J Pharm Biomed Anal, № 197 · O'Hagan, Counterfeit drugs and the online ...

Counterfeit Medicine - FDA

Counterfeit (fake or falsified) medicines may be harmful to ... Global Perspective. Many counterfeit drugs are made abroad and arrive ...

Falsified medicines | IFPMA

A global risk ... Falsified medicines can be manufactured everywhere. But they travel and are sold more easily in countries where they can move across borders ...

The Unacceptable Cost of Counterfeit Medicines - ISSUE BRIEF

Fake medicines create unique problems and risks. Like all counterfeits, fake ... From a global perspective, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and ...

Substandard and falsified medical products

Substandard and falsified medical products contribute to antimicrobial resistance and drug-resistant infections. Falsified medical products may ...