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GOOD TO KNOW - BEING ALERT TO COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS
Staff handling medicines in distribution or remote warehouse storage should
be very alert for any product that looks suspicious or different to the usual
product. If anything seems odd, it should be immediately reported to
supervision and placed in quarantine.
GOOD TO KNOW - RECALLS OF COUNTERFEITS IN THE UK
There have been 10 recalls between 2004 and 2007 where counterfeits had
reached patient level.
The MHRA counterfeiting strategy involves:
The operation of a targeted medicines surveillance scheme...to spot check
medicines on the UK market and then undertake laboratory analysis to test
for authentication.
Increased checks by MHRA inspectors for counterfeits when inspecting
pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors.
Collaborative international enforcement action and a training and
education / awareness raising program amongst law enforcement agencies
and pharmaceutical stakeholders.
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