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Falsified Medicines WHO Definition: Medical products that deliberately/fraudulently misrepresent their identity, composition or source No silver bullet to tackle Falsified Medicines Fight the Fakes Creates a global movement of organizations
Medical products that deliberately/fraudulently misrepresent their identity, composition or source
to tackle Falsified Medicines
Creates a global movement of
united against falsified medicines
Started with10
Partner organizations, which include representation of patients, doctors, nurses, disease specific organizations, research institutes and teaching organizations, foundations, wholesalers, pharmacists, R&D- based pharmaceutical industry and generic manufacturers.
A GLOBAL ALLIANCE TO PROTECT PATIENTS FROM FAKE MEDICINES, ESTABLISHED AND RECOGNIZED AS A KEY FORCE.
PUTTING A NAME AND FACE TO THE IMPACT OF FAKE MEDICINES AND INCREASING DIALOGUE AROUND THE ISSUE.
SERVING AS A KEY SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND INCENTIVIZING ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO SPEAK UP.
Statements at WHA Demonstrating support for WHO leadership against falsified medicines. Events in the margins of WHA Workshops for specific audiences Pharmacists, regulators etc. Media Roundtables on falsified medicines Adding falsified medicines as “hot topic”; Roundtables to provide a better understanding of regulatory issues and to highlight patient safety risks posed by falsified medicines. Articles & op-eds throughout the world Media conferences; News Releases; Op-eds, etc.
Sharing the stories of those who are impacted by fake medicines and are speaking up.
Sharing information and engaging with the global health community. Presence at the 2018 Geneva Health Forum
Strengthening
legitimate supply chain
pharmacist if you suspect you might have taken a S/F medicine