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Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee (APIC)

The CEFIC Sector Group APIC (the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Committee) was founded in 1992 as a direct consequence of the rapidly increasing European regulatory requirements affecting the manufacture of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs). APIC represents producers of APIs and API intermediates in Europe.

Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG)

The Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) is a not for profit trade association, recognised as a leading authority on the worldwide trade in fakes. We represent nearly 200 organisations globally, operating in, or providing specialist advice to, most industry sectors where counterfeiting is an issue.

Arab Pharmaceutical Organization for Standardization (APSO)

APSO is considered a popular and governmental pharmaceutical organization for standardization where, it is derived from Arab pharmacists union (APU) and has approved by Arab ministers of health (AMH). More than 150 scientists and experts in pharmaceutical science were elicited by (AMH) and (APU) whom will work at APSO as a team work divided and classified into a number of technical committees.

ASIS International (ASIS)

ASIS International (ASIS) is the largest organization for security professionals, with more than 36,000 members worldwide. Founded in 1955, ASIS is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and productivity of security professionals by developing educational programs and materials that address broad security interests, such as the ASIS Annual Seminar and Exhibits, as well as specific security topics.

British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (BAPW)

The British Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (BAPW) is the trade association for an essential, but often overlooked, part of the medicines supply chain - full-line pharmaceutical wholesalers.

Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research

Our mission is to conduct research and disseminate information that will enhance the knowledgebase, efficiency and effectiveness of the total healthcare supply chain, and to provide thought leadership to further enhance the safety and security of the healthcare supply chain through future focused study and programming.

European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM)

The European Alliance for Access to Safe Medicines (EAASM) was founded in 2007 with the clear objective of fighting against counterfeit medicines and promoting patient safety around Europe.

European Association of Chemical Distributors (FECC)

FECC is the European voice of the chemical distribution and trading industry. Its membership includes both national associations and companies throughout Europe. FECC members create value in the supply chain by meeting the demands of over one million downstream users ranging over all branches of industry, with their specific needs and diverse purchase volumes.

European Association of Euro-Pharmaceutical Companies (EAEPC)

The European Association of Euro-Pharmaceutical Companies (EAEPC) is the professional and representative voice of pharmaceutical parallel trade in Europe. Through national associations and individual company membership, it encompasses over 70 firms from 16 countries in the European Economic Area.

European Association of Pharmaceutical Full-Line Wholesalers (GIRP)

GIRP is the umbrella organisation of pharmaceutical full-line wholesalers in Europe. It represents the national associations of over 600 pharmaceutical full-line wholesalers serving 31 European countries, including major pan-European pharmaceutical wholesaling companies.

European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)

Through its direct membership of 31 national pharmaceutical industry associations and 44 leading pharmaceutical companies, EFPIA is the voice on the European scene of about 2,200 companies committed to researching, developing and bringing to patients new medicines that improve health and quality of life around the world.

Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF)

The Global Pharma Health Fund (GPHF) is a charitable organization initiated and funded exclusively by donations from Merck, Darmstadt (Germany). Within international development assistance, the GPHF aims to improve health care, the work currently supporting the fight against counterfeit medicines proliferation using the GPHF-Minilab®.

GS1

GS1 is a leading global organisation dedicated to the design and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve the efficiency and visibility of supply and demand chains globally and across sectors. The GS1 system of standards is the most widely used supply chain standards system in the world.

Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA)

The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) is the national association representing primary, full-service healthcare distributors, including national and regional companies. HDMA member distributors deliver lifesaving products and services, ensuring that 300 million consumers have continuous access to prescription and OTC medications.

International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition Inc. (IACC)

The International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition is the world's largest non-profit organization devoted solely to protecting intellectual property and deterring counterfeiting. Our membership spans from automotive, apparel, luxury goods and pharmaceuticals, to food, software and entertainment.

International Authentication Association (IAA)

The IAA is the industry body for suppliers and users of authentication technologies, systems and services. It is a not for profit membership organization dedicated to advancing the understanding and effective use of authenticating technologies and processes to the end user community and the public sector, regardless of product classification.

International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associations (IFPMA)

The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations is the global non-profit NGO representing the research-based pharmaceutical, biotech and vaccine sectors. Its members comprise 26 leading international companies and 44 national and regional industry associations covering developed and developing countries.

International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT)

Counterfeit medical products are a major public health risk for all communities. The phenomenon has grown in recent years due to counterfeiting methods becoming more sophisticated and to the increasing amount of merchandise crossing borders. WHO has responded to the challenge by creating a global coalition of stakeholders called IMPACT.

International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council (IPEC)

IPEC, the International Pharmaceutical Excipients Council is the global association of manufacturers and users of pharmaceutical excipients. World wide IPEC represents the interests of more than 200 companies. The association consists of three closely related but independent associations:

- IPEC Americas
- IPEC Europe
- IPEC Japan (JPEC)

International RFID Business Association

The mission of the International RFID Business Association is to develop workplace-focused standards for RFID education, training and certification which guide the global business community to effectively implement RFID within the enterprise and across supply chains.

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

The MHRA was set up in April 2003 from a merger of the Medicines Control Agency and the Medical Devices Agency. The MHRA is the government agency which is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work, and are acceptably safe. The MHRA is an executive agency of the Department of Health.

Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU)

The Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union (PGEU) is the European association representing community pharmacists. Our members are the national associations and professional bodies of community pharmacists in 30 European countries including EU Member States, EU candidate countries and EFTA members.

Pharmaceutical Security Institute

The Pharmaceutical Security Institute is a not-for-profit, membership organization dedicated to protecting public health, sharing information on the counterfeiting of pharmaceuticals and initiating enforcement actions through the appropriate authorities.

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI)

The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) is a group of major pharmaceutical companies who share a vision of better social, economic and environmental outcomes for all those involved in the pharmaceutical supply chain.

RFID Security Alliance (RFIDSA)

The goal in forming the RFID Security Alliance is to establish a de facto authoritative organization regarding the subject of security as it applies to the implementation of an RFID system. The Alliance aims to be a visible resource to the RFID community through identifiable symbols, people, web presence, and organizational involvement.

Rx-360

Rx-360 International Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Consortium is a nonprofit international industry organization established in 2009. The purpose of our organization is to develop and implement enhanced global quality systems and processes that will help members ensure product quality and authenticity throughout their supply chains.

RxPATROL

RxPATROL® is a collaborative effort between industry and law enforcement designed to collect, collate, analyze and disseminate pharmacy theft information. RxPATROL helps protect the pharmacy environment and ensure legitimate patients' access to life-sustaining medicines.

World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.

Other relevant resources

Afro-IP weblog: african intellectual property law, practice and policies

The Afro-IP weblog provides news, information and comment on intellectual property law, practice and business deals right across Africa.

Counterfeit drug information from the Partnership for Safe Medicines

The Partnership for Safe Medicines is a group of organizations and individuals that have policies, procedures, or programs to protect consumers from counterfeit or contraband medicines.

Drug Safety Hub

The DrugSafetyHub blog aims to foster an open industry exchange on the subject of diverted and counterfeit prescription drugs in the pharmaceutical supply chain and the safety threats they pose to patients and consumers.

EU Bridge WP6 pharma traceability pilot

The Pharma Traceability Pilot, one of the Work Packages (WP6) of the EU funded BRIDGE project, aimed to demonstrate the implementation of a full supply chain traceability system of pharmaceutical products in a live, operating environment.

International Policy Network (IPN) Health Blog

IPN Health Blog offers pithy, topical and often iconoclastic comment on global health issues - particularly the fight against fake medicines.

Management Forum Ltd

25 years producing conferences and seminars specifically for the life science sector.  In recent years we have added online training and webcasts and our event management division.

No to Fakes

No to Fakes is a web resource dedicated to informing the public about counterfeits. We view education as a key priority in the fight against this growing illegal industry. By offering up-to-date news, expert features and brand-specific information related to counterfeits, No to Fakes helps consumers and brand owners beat the counterfeit culture.

Secure Pharma Chain Blog

The Secure Pharma Chain blog is maintained by XStream Systems, Inc. This pharmaceutical authentication company produces next-generation equipment for material identification.

SpicyIP website & blog

SpicyIP aims to be a leading repository of information/resources pertaining to Indian intellectual property (IP) law and policy. To this end, it will strive to make available intellectual property decisions intellectual property statutes/rules and parliamentary reports that are not otherwise accessible.