Read about the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) efforts to track fake medicine and other illegal activity in West Africa an Asia... more »

New technologies can help African countries identify counterfeit, substandard or fake medicines, says director of Africa Fighting Malaria Roger Bate... more »

The European Union must put tougher measures in place to stamp out the growing problem of trading in fake medicines, a report warns... more »

Watch this video about fake medicine in Indian markets... more »

Patna police seized equipment and chemicals meant for manufacturing medicines, besides "fake medicines" after raiding a house in Rampur Nahar locality under the Sultanganj police station... more »

Tagging bottles of pills with tiny transmitters may one day help keep counterfeits out of the drug supply, but until that or other protective technology arrives, patients must watch for fake medicines, a Food and Drug Administration official said... more »

China's State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (SATCM) blacklisted 74 websites for selling fake herbal medicine. Drugs sold on those websites claimed to be able to cure high blood pressure, diabetes and tumors... more »

Read about a new report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which highlights that West Africa has “increasingly become the target of a range of counterfeit medicines, including antibiotics, and medicines to fight malaria.”.. more »

Counterfeit medicines pose serious public health risks and negatively affect treatment outcomes of patients who are inadvertently administered counterfeit products.. more »

Nurses worldwide are using the occasion of International Nurses Day to draw attention to the dramatic increase of counterfeit medicines in today's global market... more »

This website tells you more about counterfeit medicines: the facts, what to do and how to buy medicines safely... more »

Counterfeit medicines are a major threat to public health and safety. As counterfeiting methods become more sophisticated the risk that counterfeit medicines enter the EU through illegal distribution channels increases every year... more »

The multi-billion-pound global trade in counterfeit medicines is responsible for an estimated half a million deaths a year. As Europe becomes an ever-more lucrative target for counterfeiters... more »

Answers to many commonly asked questions about pharmaceutical and counterfeit medicines... more »

Trade in counterfeit medicines is widespread and affects both developing and developed countries. All medicines are subject to counterfeiting, both branded and generic... more »