title: Beef up international cooperation on counterfeits.
abstract: Counterfeit drugs are a menacing and deadly problem worldwide. The proliferation of fake drugs is astounding, with over 100 countries reporting incidents of fake drugs, according to a 2008 report from the Pharmaceutical Security Institute. And incidents of drug counterfeiting show no evidence of declining: some industry insiders suggest that the number of counterfeit medicines on the market has increased as much as 25% each year over the past several years.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Marv
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shepherd
mesh_terms: D005607:Fraud / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations