In most developing countries you can buy prescription medicines from street vendors and in
corner stores, with no need for a doctor's note and with only the untutored vendor's …

Last week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned that 19 medical practices
had bought counterfeit versions of Roche's cancer drug bevacizumab (Avastin) from an …

The immediate cause of concern is Kenya's Anti-Counterfeit Act 2008, which came into effect
in July, 2009. The new law, which ostensibly seeks to clamp down on fake products, blurs …

As early as the fourth century BC people were warned about the dangers of adulterated
medicines, and despite all the advances made over the years this concern has not …

The problem of counterfeit drugs is increasingly becoming a top priority of drug regulatory
agencies, licit pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare professionals, and is of rising …

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

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, as much as 30% of drugs in use may be counterfeit,
according to groups such as the World Health Organization (WHO). The problem is less …

World Health Organization defines a counterfeit medicine as the one which is deliberately
and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source. It incorporates both …

Medicines can save lives only if they are safe, efficacious, of good quality and affordable.
The use of unsafe, substandard, ineffective and counterfeit drugs can be harmful to the …

IN May 2008, the 61st World Health Assembly (WHA) considered a draft resolution on
counterfeit medical products. The resolution was co-sponsored by the European Union (EU) …