Pharmaceutical Companies, Interpol Team Up to Fight Counterfeits
Twenty-nine of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to provide funding and other support to Interpol’s battle against counterfeit prescription drugs, according to The Associated Press.
Interpol’s newly created Pharmaceutical Crime Program aims to help health agencies, police and customs bureaus in countries around the world stem the supply of fake brand-name and generic medicines, as well as identify and dismantle the organized crime rings distributing them, the article says.