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Suspected counterfeit vaccines seized in Hong Kong
A medical centre in Hong Kong had 76 boxes of an HPV vaccine seized after a complaint from a patient who experienced adverse side effects.
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Drug Counterfeiting
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The impact of counterfeit drugs in south and south-east Asia
Substandard and counterfeit drugs can negatively impact the pharmaceutical industry and patients. Here, we investigate counterfeits in south-east Asia and possible solutions.
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Implementing global standards to ensure end‑to‑end FMD compliance
Effective drug serialisation and identification is essential for improving the safety of medicines and combatting counterfeits. The Falsified Medicines Directive’s new requirements promise to crack down on the impacts of unsafe drugs. Neil Piper discusses the human cost of falsified medicines and how companies need to increase traceability of individual…
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Pharmaceutical company combats counterfeit Viagra
Pharmaceutical company Pfizer was able to target the distribution of counterfeit Viagra in Hong Kong through serialisation technology.
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Manufacturing, Packaging & Logistics In-Depth Focus 2019
Whether by ignorance of the latest best practices, or willful disregard for patient safety, the results of careless practice can often be fatal. The articles in this in-depth focus highlight how regulatory bodies are taking action to raise the industry’s game.
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India to introduce mandatory barcoding of APIs
A report showing high percentages of counterfeit drugs in India has prompted the country to introduce compulsory barcoding for APIs.
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Identification of peptides and proteins in suspected illegal medicinal products using MALDI-TOF-MS
Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry (MS) has proven to be an excellent technique for identification of illegally distributed peptides and proteins for human use. The identification of proteins is mainly based on peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF) – ie, the bottom-up approach – while the small proteins and…
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Recent developments of Raman spectroscopy for the qualitative analysis of falsified and substandard medicines
Quality medicines are essential to any healthcare system and are the final goal of any pharmaceutical manufacturer. Unfortunately, as stated recently by the World Health Organization (WHO), one in 10 medical products circulating in low and middle-income countries is either substandard or falsified (SF products).1 Although the exact prevalence of…
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Pharmaceutical glass packaging market to grow at 6% CAGR
North America dominates the global market for pharmaceutical glass packaging, due to the region’s technical innovation and strong demand for pharmaceutical products...
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Expert view: Current trends in detection of falsified medicines
There is global public health concern over the falsification of pharmaceutical products and the extent to which widespread distribution of substandard drugs has developed...
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Understanding the complexities of global serialisation & traceability regulations
18 September 2018 | By Clarivate Analytics
In 2017 the WHO estimated that the counterfeit drug market represents around 10-15 percent of the pharmaceutical market worldwide, with an estimated $200bn revenue per year. Worldwide there were 3,509 pharmaceutical crime incidents in 2017, which represents an 11% increase from 2016. Most falsified medicines that reach the market do…
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Lab Innovations continues its successful partnership with the Royal Society of Chemistry
Lab Innovations – the UK’s only dedicated showcase for laboratory, analytical and biotech equipment – returns to the NEC, Birmingham, for its sixth consecutive year on the 1st and 2nd of November 2017...
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Arvato Systems signs deal with SecurMed UK to deliver medicines verification
SecurMed UK, the UK Medicines Verification Organisation, is entering into a Letter of Intent with Arvato Systems as its IT blueprint service provider.
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Covectra launches anti-counterfeit barcode labelling system
27 March 2017 | By Steve Bremer, Managing Editor
Covectra has launched an anti-counterfeit, tamper-evident, barcode labelling system
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A focus on supply chain security and anti-counterfeiting at Pharmaceutical Logistics
23 March 2017 | By Pharmaceutical Logistics
Mundipharma, GS1, GIRP and TAPA release presentations ahead of the 11th annual Pharmaceutical Logistics Conference which returns to London 18th & 19th May 2017...
