Previous press releases
Symposium on combating counterfeit and other illegal medicines, March 2017
The European network of Official Medicines Control Laboratories has highlighted how new analytical techniques will support national authorities, such as health government agencies, customs, police and courts, in the fight against falsified medicines in Europe and globally. Discussions took place...
Symposium on combating counterfeit and other illegal medicines, September 2014
Despite the numerous measures taken to prevent counterfeit medicines from entering the legal pharmaceutical supply chain in Europe, the use of products with non-declared pharmacological activity or “other illegal medicines”, often from uncontrolled sources but also purchased from the legal...
Symposium on combating counterfeit and other illegal medicines, April 2011
From 29-31 March 2011 the first symposium on combating counterfeit and other illegal medicines, specifically targeted to Official Medicines Control Laboratories (OMCLs), took place at the European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare (EDQM) of the Council of Europe in...