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July 16, 2010
The Council of Europe (CoE) is hoping its 'Medicrime' treaty can help curb the lucrative global trade in fake medicines.
July 15, 2010
The Council of Europe (CoE) is hoping its Medicrime treaty can help curb the lucrative global trade in fake medicines.
July 01, 2010
The effects of counterfeiting are hard to measure, both in human impact and financial loss.
X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) is a versatile, non-destructive technique that reveals detailed information about pharmaceuticals.
With the increasing financial and technical means of counterfeiters, the number of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in the supply chain is growing at an alarming rate.
We decided to dedicate this month's issue of PTE to a topic that affects all of our readers; the threat of counterfeit medicines.
In order to combat the threat of counterfeits in Europe, the EU's current anti-counterfeiting directive is being amended.
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are complex products that can vary from their legitimate counterparts both chemically and physically.
Wyatt Earp, the legendary sheriff of Tombstone used to solve troubles in a simple way: aiming, pulling the trigger and bang! ... problem eliminated! Some manufacturers check the readability of their barcodes in the same way.
May 20, 2010
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA) published its "Ten Principles on Counterfeit Medicines" last week to draw public attention to the issue.