EFPIA endorses European Commission Memorandum of Understanding on the Sale of Counterfeit Goods
Brussels: 23.04.13
Anti-Counterfeiting
New Report Highlights the Need to Ramp up the Fight against Counterfeit Medicines
Fake medicines are now counted among the top money-making markets for crime groups in East Asia and the Pacific. This is the troubling news from a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report released Tuesday.
European Medicines Verification System:Guidance for Manufacturers
Guidance for Manufacturers : What is required to be ready to connect to the EMVS?
EFPIA European Pack Coding Guidelines
EFPIA & GS1: a shared vision for product identification in the context of the EU Directive on Falsified Medicines
European Stakeholder Model partners move forward with implementation of the European Medicines Verification System
Brussels 16.04.13: The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), with the support of its European Stakeholder Model partners, yesterday signed a contract with IT service provider Solidsoft to implement the European Medicines Ve
INTERPOL and pharmaceutical industry join forces in new global initiative to protect patients from counterfeit medicines
12.03.2013, Brussels: The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) welcomes today’s announcement of a new initiative from INTERPOL to fight the growing threat of fake medicines.
Anti-counterfeiting: Finding solutions to a global problem
EFPIAs Director General Richard Bergström puts forward his views on the counterfeiting of medicines, the impact on patients, and what is being done to solve the problem.
Counterfeiting is an age old issue. It is now a global problem where every sector of our economy has been affected. However, the consequences are different when it comes to counterfeit medicines; the main concern is not so much the loss of revenue to our industry but the health of patients.
Interpol crackdown on illicit online pharmacies
11.10.2012, Brussels: Interpol last week announced the seizure of over 3.75million units of counterfeit medicines worth over 10million USD. Operation Pangea V - the largest internet based action targeting black market and fake of illicit medicines- spanned over 100 countries and resulted in over 80 arrests. The operation ran from September 25 to October 2.
EAHP and EFPIA to work together on the future of medicines bar coding to the single unit
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and European Federation of Pharmaceutical and Industry Associations (EFPIA) have recently agreed to work towards a joint vision on the future of medicines bar coding to the single unit administered in hospitals.
