Steps Needed to Counter Fake Medicines

A new report from the Institute of Medicine calls for a global agreement on an international code of practice on drug quality.

Africa: Stricter Licensing, Tracking Systems Needed to Counter Fake Medications (press release)

Institute of Medicine, 13 February 2013

No country acting alone can protect its citizens against the health risks posed by illegitimate medications, and reducing this problem requires international cooperation, says a ... read more »

Distinguishing between a legitimate medicine (left) and an illegitimate medicine (right) takes training and specialized equipment.

Documents

Nigeria: Joseph Odumodu - Lack of National Quality Policy Has Caused Nigeria a Lot (interview)

This Day, 10 February 2013

Director-General Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) Dr. Joseph Ikemefuna Odumodu, in this interview with Festus Akanbi and Olaolu Olusina, blames the prevalence of substandard ... read more »
Nigeria: NAFDAC Pledges to Rid the Country of Substandard Products

Leadership, 7 February 2013

Dr Paul Orhii, Director-General (D-G), National Agency for Food, Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday said the agency would rid Nigeria of unwholesome and ... read more »
Liberia: Search for Fake Drugs

New Democrat, 7 February 2013

A major campaign to crackdown on counterfeit drugs throughout the country has come into force by the Liberia Medicine and Health Products Regulatory Authority (LMHRA). read more »
Liberia: Govt. Gets Tough On 'Black-Bag' Doctors

The NEWS, 6 February 2013

The Government of Liberia says the sale of medicine in street corners, market tables and in unregistered drug stores or pharmacies by vendors and individuals purporting to be ... read more »
Liberia: Don't Buy Drugs From Street Peddlers

The New Dawn, 6 February 2013

The Accredited Medicine Stores (AMS) program in Liberia has seriously warned the public against buying medicines from street peddlers, who sell drugs in black bags or open buckets ... read more »