There is growing universal concern regarding counterfeit medications. In particular,
counterfeit antimicrobial drugs are a threat to public health with many devastating …

Antibiotics are the most counterfeited medicines and account for 28% of global counterfeit
medicines. Counterfeit antibiotics are estimated at 5% of the global antibiotic market. No …

Substandard/counterfeit antimicrobial drugs are a growing global problem. The most
common substandard/counterfeit antimicrobials include beta-lactams (among antibiotics) …

Abstract The World Health Organization has reported that counterfeit medicines potentially
make up more than 50% of the global drug market, with a significant proportion of these fake …

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 …

Drugs that have been manufactured or packaged fraudulently are referred to as
counterfeit/fake/spurious/falsified drugs because they either lack active ingredients or have …

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 …

Counterfeit drugs can hurt patients and harm the pharmaceutical industry. In 2006, the
International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce expressed a need to generate …

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 …

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