title: Counterfeits kill!
abstract: The International Council of Nurses (ICN) takes the global problem of counterfeit medicines very seriously. Its anti-counterfeiting campaign, launched on International Nurses Day (12 May) in 2005, aims to raise awareness of this problem among nurses and other health professionals and eventually the public.
authors.affiliation: International Council of Nurses, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Tesfa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ghebrehiwet
mesh_terms: D004348:Drug Labeling; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health; D006266:Health Education; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007392:International Council of Nurses; D024802:Nurse's Role; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations