Nat Med. 2010 Apr;16(4):365. doi: 10.1038/nm0410-365.
Counterfeiting medicine has become such a sophisticated crime that it has attracted the attention of the world's largest police organization, Interpol. In November, these top cops wrapped up an operation in South East Asia, in which they helped seize around 20 million counterfeit drugs and arrested more than 30 people. To further stem the tide of phoney, dangerous, unregistered and illegal medical products, Interpol has placed French police officer Aline Plançon at the helm of its dedicated Medical Products Counterfeiting and Pharmaceutical Crime (MPCPC) unit, which was created in January. Working closely with the World Health Organization's (WHO's) International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT)-a four-year-old inter-agency partnership developing global, collaborative anticounterfeiting solutions-Plançon is tasked with supporting and coordinating enforcement activities around the world. Asher Mullard spoke with Plançon about her role in combating a deadly international scourge.
假药犯罪已如此猖獗,甚至引起了国际刑警组织(Interpol)这一全球最大警察组织的关注。去年 11 月,该组织在东南亚地区开展了一项行动,成功缴获了约 2000 万件假药,并逮捕了 30 多名犯罪嫌疑人。为了进一步遏制假药、危险、未注册和非法医疗产品的泛滥,Interpol 任命法国警官 Aline Plançon 领导其专门的医疗产品伪造和制药犯罪(MPCPC)部门。该部门于今年 1 月成立,与世界卫生组织(WHO)的国际医疗产品打假工作队(IMPACT)密切合作。IMPACT 是一个成立四年的机构间合作伙伴关系,旨在制定全球合作打假解决方案。Asher Mullard 与 Plançon 就她在打击这一致命国际祸害方面的作用进行了交谈。