3. Analytical techniques to combat drug falsification

Pauline GUINOT, Doctor of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences - Laboratory Scientist, French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, ANSM

Hervé REBIÈRE, Laboratory Scientist, French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products, ANSM

Drug falsification is a crime, because it can endanger patients' lives. Beyond the problems of intellectual property misappropriation and economic losses, the fight against drug falsification is a major public health issue. With the globalization of trade and the development of online commerce, this phenomenon is on the increase. The products affected by falsification are comfort drugs (erectile dysfunction, weight loss, etc.), as well as life-saving drugs...