Protecting Medicines and Pharmaceuticals

Summary

Protecting Medicines and Pharmaceuticals: A Manual of AntiCounterfeiting Solutions™ is a guideline for manufacturers, distributors, regulators and medical organizations and provides a top-to-bottom approach to fighting counterfeiting. The first of its kind to focus specifically on the requirements of the pharmaceutical industry, it draws on the experience of governmental and law enforcement agencies as well as a wide range of organizations within the pharmaceutical, converting and authentication industries to provide, in more than 200 information-packed pages, the most relevant answers to the most testing issues and problems.

How You Will Benefit

Discover the extend of the counterfeiting problems and its impact on companies and the public

Learn about the components for an anticounterfeiting strategy – assessment – planning – management action – enforcement – designing and implementing protective packaging – investigation – evaluation

Explore the different technologies and systems – proven and under development – for securing, authenticating and tracking your products through the supply chain

Find out how cross—industry collaboration can help in the fight against counterfeiting

Take advantage of the case studies showing how companies have taken action and how they have benefited

Learn about Return on Investment for anticounterfeiting – how fighting back means profits as well as consumer protection

A vital guide for ……

Pharmaceutical companies – regulatory affairs, professionals, corporate affairs, IP officers, brand managers, packaging technologists, supply chain, managers, security managers

Pharmaceutical distributors

Government health departments

Public health and regulatory bodies

Law enforcers – police, customs agencies, investigative firms

Non-government healthcare organisations

Pharmaceutical associations

Converters, packaging and labelling companies

Authentication technology suppliers

Contents

Section 1: Counterfeiting and its Impact

Counterfeit Drugs: An Overview
The Counterfeit-Diversion Link
Impact On Patients
Impact On The Company

Section 2: Management Strategies for Protection and Enforcement

The Hierarchy of Protection
Risk Assessment
Developing Corporate Strategies to Fight Counterfeits
Legal And Enforcement Solutions
Effective Investigations and Enforcement
Internet Security Solutions

Section 3: Authentication Technologies and Product Security

Introduction to Technology
The Effective Use of Technology
Packaging, Print and Design
The Packaging and Printing Converter
Labels and Seals
Tamper-Evidence
Track and Trace
Forensic Analysis Tools
In-Product Technologies
Future Technologies

Section 4: Evaluation and Return on Investment

Section 5: Partnerships and Industry Cooperation

Fighting Fraud Together
Government Partnerships in Combating Counterfeit Products
The Benefits of Working With International Organizations
The Pharmaceutical Security Institute

Section 6: Appendices

Directory of Advertisers
Directory of International Organizations
References and Biographies
Index