Instruct clinicians on counterfeit drugs and their implications for patient health. Counterfeit
drugs imperil patients around the globe, and their penetration into the United States …

Abstract Objectives: To describe (1) the international scope of counterfeit drugs,(2)
international and US anticounterfeiting initiatives, and (3) the enhanced roles and …

To help combat the threat of counterfeit medications, an American Pharmacists Association
taskforce recommends that pharmacists purchase medications from known, reliable sources …

The production and distribution of counterfeit medications has become a significant global
public health issue and though not as rampant in the United States as in other parts of the …

Objectives To examine the problem of counterfeit drugs and its effects around the world, to
consider the likely directions the problem will take, and to propose options for controlling or …

Counterfeit drugs have been defined as products deliberately and fraudulently produced
and/or mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source to make it appear to be a genuine …

Counterfeit medicines pose an ever‐increasing threat to public health, although precise
tracking of illegal counterfeit prescription drug activity is difficult. Available data indicate that …

The problem of counterfeit drugs is increasingly becoming a top priority of drug regulatory
agencies, licit pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare professionals, and is of rising …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the identification rate of substandard
and falsified medications and its association with knowledge among public. Methods: This …

Background Counterfeit drugs comprise an increasing percentage of the US drug market
and even a larger percentage in less developed countries. Counterfeit drugs involve both …