Golocorbin Kon Svetlana, Mikov Momir
Zavod za farmaciju, Medicinski fakultet, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu.
Med Pregl. 2011 May-Jun;64(5-6):285-90. doi: 10.2298/mpns1106285g.
According to the World Health Organisation, counterfeit medicines are medicines that are mislabelled deliberately and fraudulently regarding their identity and/or source. All kinds of medicines have been counterfeited, both branded and generic ones. Counterfeit medicines may include products containing correct or wrong ingredients; without active or with insufficiently or over-active ingredients, or with fake packaging. Many sources of information have been explored, including reports from the national medicine regulatory authorities, pharmaceutical companies and literature data. Since the time counterfeit drugs first appeared, they have become more sophisticated and more difficult to be detected. The World Health Organisation estimate is that up to 1% of medicines available in the developed world are likely to be counterfeit. This figure rises to 10% globally, although in some developing countries it is 50%. The World Health Organisation estimate is that 50% of medicines available via the internet are counterfeit. The knowledge about counterfeit drugs should be used to educate students of pharmacy and medicine, health professionals and patients. The most important players in campaign against counterfeit medicines are health professionals. Pharmacists and doctors should stay vigilant and report suspicious products, and consider counterfeits as a possible cause of adverse reactions or therapeutic failure. Patients should inform their pharmacists and doctors if they suspect any irregularity concerning their medication, if they experience side effects or a decrease in beneficial effect. The crucial step in the prevention of counterfeit medicines is to get supplied from reliable sources, i.e. licensed pharmacies.
根据世界卫生组织的定义，假药是指在药品身份和/或来源方面存在故意和欺诈性错误标签的药品。各类药品都曾被假冒，包括品牌药和仿制药。假药可能包括含有正确或错误成分的产品；不含有效成分、有效成分不足或过量，或者包装是伪造的。人们探索了许多信息来源，包括国家药品监管当局、制药公司的报告以及文献数据。自从假药首次出现以来，它们变得越来越复杂，越来越难以被检测出来。世界卫生组织估计，在发达国家，高达1%的在售药品可能是假药。在全球范围内，这一数字上升到10%，不过在一些发展中国家，这一比例为50%。世界卫生组织估计，通过互联网销售的药品中有50%是假药。关于假药的知识应该用于教育药学和医学专业的学生、卫生专业人员以及患者。打击假药行动中最重要的参与者是卫生专业人员。药剂师和医生应该保持警惕，报告可疑产品，并将假药视为不良反应或治疗失败的可能原因。如果患者怀疑其用药存在任何异常情况，或者他们出现了副作用或疗效下降，应该告知药剂师和医生。预防假药的关键步骤是从可靠来源购药，即从有执照的药店购药。
