title: Counterfeiting of medicinal drugs: issues and threats.
abstract: The increasing counterfeiting of medicinal drugs is a very worrying phenomenon, especially in developing countries. The risk for public health is quite real, particularly as these products are often sold out of any controlled distribution channel.
authors.affiliation: Leem - les Entreprises du Médicament, 88, rue de la Faisanderie, 75782 Paris Cedex 16, France. yjuillet@leem.org
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Juillet
authors.forename: Anne-Priscille
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Vlasto
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations