IP Outreach in Practice > IP Crime
Overview
Organizer: | Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Dispensing Doctor's Association (DDA) |
Country/Territory: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Focus: | Medicine Counterfeits |
Outreach Tools: | Brochures / Guides |
Target Audience: | Consumers, Retailers |
Details
Double-sided postcard-sized patient leaflet (2009): offers practical advice to patients about what counterfeit medicine means, how to minimize purchasing fakes and what to do if they suspect they have been sold or supplied counterfeits; one side of the postcard explains the safest way to purchase medicines and the other outlines ‘The dangers of faking it’ (pharmacies will be asked to distribute the guidance to patients in their prescription bags)
Guide: "Counterfeit Medicines - Guidance for Pharmacists and Dispensing Doctors" (2009); explains the background of counterfeit drugs, their production and distribution, and gives practical advice on the correct steps to take when encountering suspected counterfeit medicines
[Date Added/Updated: May 31, 2011]