How can Dispensers combat counterfeit medicines?
How can Dispensers combat counterfeit medicines?
23 April 2021 | Views
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Most counterfeit products target critical medication such as immune-suppressants, HIV medication, heart medication, and injectable (biologics) for which the unit price is high.
We are also seeing counterfeit versions of essentials such as strips for monitoring sugar levels, vaccines, and antiallergens. Other cases of counterfeit products in the market include the resale of expired legitimate brands.
In such cases, the expiry date is tampered with and marked to indicate the product is safe for consumption. Using online marketing, gray pharmaceutical marketing counterfeits often reach the end consumer through legitimate transit networks and retailers.
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The practice known as white bagging is exacerbating supply chain security challenges and jeopardizing patient safety, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American Hospital Association told acting Food and Drug commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock in a March 31 letter.
ASHP and AHA strongly encouraged the FDA to consider the patient safety and supply chain security risks of white bagging, and take appropriate enforcement action, according to the March 31 letter sent by AHA Executive Vice President Thomas P. Nickels and Tom Kraus, vice president of Government Relations for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
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