06.08.2013
- Safety Net - With the increasing threat of counterfeit medicines entering the legitimate supply chain, there is a need to introduce a standardized identification system to...
20.07.2012
- In a major victory for the American people, President Obama recently signed into law the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Safety and Innovation Act that will allow the U.S...
25.01.2012
- Billion-Dollar Industry - The illicit trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals is worth an estimated $200 billion a year and has obvious implications for public health. A range of anti...
25.01.2012
- Framework - When asked, most people say that they believe regulations should avoid dictating specific technologies but instead should dictate desired outcomes and let industry...
24.01.2012
- The War Continues - The European Union's Falsified Medicines directive, ratified in 2011, was arguably the most significant landmark to date in the war on fake drugs. The law will...
19.10.2011
- Protection - The seamless documentation of supply chains and the ruling out of counterfeit products as far as possible are measures that serve to protect producers as well as...
10.08.2010
- On the Jan. 1, the new regulation on the traceability of pharmaceutical products will enter into force across France. In this interview, Valérie Marchand of GS1 France, gives her...
14.04.2010
- Fighting Piracy - Over the past couple of years, there have been many ongoing discussions throughout the world on how to combat the problems of counterfeiting in the pharmaceutical...
