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Substandard, Spurious, Falsely labelled, Falsified and Counterfeit (SSFFC) Medical Products

This fact sheet contains:

  • Key facts about counterfeit medications
  • Scope of the problem,
  • Contents of SSFFC medical products
  • Identifying an SSFFC medical product
  • SSFFC medical products and the Internet
  • Checklist for medicines purchased online
  • Global impact

…and the WHO resposne to the problem, which includes the WHO Surveillance and Monitoring System.

Last modified: March 25, 2019

Language: English