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On April 6, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a summary of negotiations that have taken place since the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was introduced in June 2008. Countries from across the world, including the United States, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland, have joined the ACTA to help governments combat the harmful manufacture and distribution of fake goods, such as counterfeit drugs.
Read MoreReport Counterfeit Drugs and Suspicious Vendors < Evaluate • Intro > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report Your cooperation is an essential part of FDA’s and state regulatorsʹ efforts to protect the public from diverted, counterfeit, and otherwise unsafe prescription drugs. You can use this guide to help health and law enforcement officials.…
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In the past two weeks, the Partnership for Safe Medicines issued two SafeMeds Alerts about counterfeit insulin pen needles and herbal medication adulterated with dangerously high levels of undeclared pharmaceuticals in the United Kingdom. It is tempting to disregard these alerts since the drugs were found in England, not the United States. But in today’s global environment, we are all at risk when these unsafe products move through the drug supply chain undetected.
Read MoreEvaluate Your Medicines < Decline • Intro • Report > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report While some counterfeit drugs are nearly indistinguishable to the legitimate product, many counterfeit drugs leave visual clues or have physical traits that can help you judge whether or not the medicines are real. When you start…
Read MoreDecline Suspicious Offers < Avoid • Intro • Evaluate > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report Pharmacists can also play a major role in detecting unsafe products and stopping them before they reach patients. You can use this list of risk factors to acquaint yourself with issues that might cause concern. Unsolicited…
Read MoreAvoid Unsafe Medicines and Vendors < Educate • Intro • Decline > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report Sourcing is an important first step. Begin by establishing a list of trusted alternative sources. Acquire a copy of the source’s license from your state wholesale distributor regulatory board. A list of these is…
Read MoreEducate Customers < Learn • Intro • Avoid > > Intro > Learn > Educate > Avoid > Decline > Evaluate > Report The Partnership for Safe Medicines’ Web site features a comprehensive consumer resources center that helps individuals learn about the threats endangering the safety of our prescription drugs and how to minimize their risk of getting a counterfeit drug. These…
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