Counterfeit drug trafficking

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One in 10 drugs in developing countries is either falsified or of insufficient quality (WHO) Pixabay

By: Caroline Paré Follow

According to the WHO, today in developing countries, one in 10 drugs is either falsified or of insufficient quality. This counterfeiting of health products has a very significant impact since it deprives patients of effective treatment, or even can contribute to worsen their condition, by making them assimilate toxic products.

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This counterfeit drug trafficking would generate between 75 and 150 billion dollars, each year a gain 25 times greater than that generated by the heroin traffic.

  • Aline Plançon , former head of the Interpol international program to fight pharmaceutical crime & founder of the NGO FMEDS (public awareness of the devastation caused by fake medicines). Author of "Fake Medicines, a Silent Crime", published by Cerf.
  • Dr Don Jethro Mavungu , doctor specializing in public health and doctoral student in biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Liège and at the Regional Post-graduate School of Integrated Management and Management of Tropical Forests and Territories (ERAIFT) based in Kinshasa in the DRC. His research focuses on the quality of drugs, especially antimalarials.
  • Dr Abdelaye Keita , alternate member of the National Council of the Order of Pharmacists of Mali
  • Sébastien Farcis, correspondent in India for RFI.

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