Expert Resources: Overview
The fight against counterfeit medicines requires comprehension of a very complex problem. Public health officials, industry associations, government agencies, and patients all have a major role to play in this effort.
The Expert Resources section provides a guide to a variety of the types of work that governments, NGOs, and industry are already doing. These pages include items from all parts of the world. If you have a suggestion for an item to include here, please contact us. The documents contained here fall into the following categories:
- Alerts. This page contains alerts from government agencies about counterfeit medicines, as well as links to home pages of alert systems.
- Government and Multilateral Initiatives. This page lists major anti-counterfeiting efforts by national and regional governments as well as multilateral organizations like the World Health Organization and the OECD.
- Hearings & Testimony. This page provides links to online archives of testimony before legislative and regulatory bodies about counterfeit medicines.
- IMPACT. This page contains reference information for the International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce led by the World Health Organization.
- Industry Websites. This page lists the anti-counterfeiting webpages of pharmaceutical manufacturers as well as contact numbers where possible.
- Non-Profit Initiatives. This page provides an overview of the initiatives from non-governmental organizations.
- Position Papers. This list also includes papers on related subjects, e.g. internet-based medicine sales.
- Reports. This page brings together all the major reports of the diverse stakeholders in the fight against counterfeit medicines.