Be Aware: Helping to Fight Counterfeit Medicines, Keeping Patients Safer

This toolkit is designed to assist dentists, nurses, pharmacists and physicians to tackle counterfeit medicines in their daily practice.

The kit includes:

1. An overview of the situation and suggestions as to what health professionals can do to help fight counterfeit medicines
2. A reporting form that can be copied and used to report any suspected counterfeit (this form serves as a model and does not replace any existing ones in-country)
3. A visual inspection check list that can be used if a counterfeit medicine is suspected
4. An information leaflet that can be shared with colleagues
5. A patient information leaflet for distribution to patients or in community areas
6. A poster that can be put in waiting rooms

Last modified: March 25, 2019

Language: English