title: [Counterfeit drugs in Israel and worldwide. Part I: the extent of occurrence and impending threats].
abstract: A counterfeit drug is one which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabeled with respect to identity and/or source. Counterfeit drugs can be found worldwide, both in deveLoped and developing countries, and their dissemination is a major threat to public health and safety, and has major economic effects on the consumers, the pharmaceutical industry, and society at Large. One of the first measures in confronting this problem is bringing it to the awareness of medical staff and public. This review aims to describe the extent of the problem, to discuss its negative effect, and to present actual and possible consequences.
authors.affiliation: The Israeli Center for Technology Assessment in Health Care, The Gertner Institute for Epidemiology and Health Policy Research. orlyt@gertner.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Orly
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tamir
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furman-Assaf
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marom
authors.forename: Mickey
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arieli
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shemer
mesh_terms: D058110:Counterfeit Drugs; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics; D004348:Drug Labeling; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005607:Fraud / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D058110:Counterfeit Drugs; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations