title: [Internet pharmacies and counterfeit drugs].
abstract: Counterfeit drugs are mainly distributed via the internet. On statement of the World Health Organization (WHO), one medicine out of ten ordered on the internet is counterfeit. Fighting against counterfeits needs close and international cooperation among manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies and agencies.
authors.affiliation: Drug Regulatory Affairs, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn.
authors.forename: Janna K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Schweim
authors.forename: Harald G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Schweim
mesh_terms: D004340:Drug Contamination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005607:Fraud / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007391:International Cooperation; D020407:Internet / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011177:Postal Service / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D055553:Prescription Drugs; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs