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3. Detecting counterfeit drugs
3.1 The problem of counterfeit drugs
The precise definition of counterfeit medicines is still the subject of much debate. For a long time, it was limited to the infringement of intellectual property rights, as with any other type of counterfeit, without taking into account the particular nature of the phenomenon, which affects public health, and therefore its danger. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently adopted a broader definition, grouping together under the generic terminology SSFFC (substandard, spurious, falsely labeled, falsified, counterfeit) medicines, but also vaccines and diagnostic products, that are substandard, spurious, falsely labeled, falsified and counterfeit.
To put it more simply, the term "counterfeit drug" currently encompasses...
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Bibliography
Websites
http://social-sante.gouv.fr/sante-et-environnement/denrees- alimentaires/article/complements-alimentaires (page consulted on 09/06/2016)
Regulations
Decree no. 2006-352 of March 20, 2006 on food supplements, transposing European Directive 2002/46/EC.
Journal officiel – Arrêté du 9 mai 2006 relatif aux nutriments pouvant être employés dans la fabrication des compléments alimentaires – Version consolidée 19/11/2006 – Article Appendix 1.
Official Journal – Order of June 24, 2014 establishing the list of plants, other than...
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