Concerns raised about fake medicines entering OECS
The OECS has mounted an advocacy campaign to help identify and deal with counterfeit medicines. A series of regional consultations facilitated by the OECS Pharmaceutical Procurement Service (PPS) started in Castries, St. Lucia on 5 June to highlight the issue. The PPS reported that participants were amazed at the magnitude and dangers posed by counterfeit drugs.12 June 2008