must increase criminal penalties for falsifying drug. Such confidence is shown José Villazón, president of the College of Pharmacists (COF) of Asturias, in an interview with CFcon occasion of the convening of the National Technical Meeting Counterfeit Medicines: An increased risk, which celebrates its school on October 1 .
Counterfeit drugs account for 10 percent of world total, this percentage being much higher in less developed countries. "For our environment, route most important input is the Internet: 60 percent of medicines purchased online are fake, but also in gyms and facilities have been detected and diet, "said President of Asturias COF CF.
With respect to the unlawful practices or inappropriate drug sales online, Villazón warns that the online purchase of products in general is in a "upline." Therefore, "it is essential to raise public awareness with respect to drugs that are a very high probability that the drug to be sold is counterfeit and that the lack of professional intervention in the dispensing pharmacist is in itself a loss of efficacy and safety in the use of drugs, "she warns.
According to José Villazón, the health system guarantees the authenticity and proper medication management throughout the production-distribution cycle-dispensing:" There are very mechanisms rigorous in our channel, the legal officer and are not necessarily fakes. "However, it considers beneficial to increase criminal penalties and who traffics in fake medicines, because until today the penalties are very mild to very illegal practices profit. "
Viagra, the most counterfeited
Counterfeit drugs account for 10 percent of world total, this percentage being much higher in less developed countries. "For our environment, route most important input is the Internet: 60 percent of medicines purchased online are fake, but also in gyms and facilities have been detected and diet, "said President of Asturias COF CF.
With respect to the unlawful practices or inappropriate drug sales online, Villazón warns that the online purchase of products in general is in a "upline." Therefore, "it is essential to raise public awareness with respect to drugs that are a very high probability that the drug to be sold is counterfeit and that the lack of professional intervention in the dispensing pharmacist is in itself a loss of efficacy and safety in the use of drugs, "she warns.
According to José Villazón, the health system guarantees the authenticity and proper medication management throughout the production-distribution cycle-dispensing:" There are very mechanisms rigorous in our channel, the legal officer and are not necessarily fakes. "However, it considers beneficial to increase criminal penalties and who traffics in fake medicines, because until today the penalties are very mild to very illegal practices profit. "
Viagra, the most counterfeited
The most counterfeited drug is Viagra, CF explained. "Also hormonal compounds to increase muscle mass, called thinning, and even the Cytotec, with abortive applications. For him, how to control these scams is to keep betting on an "as the current regulation that protects the interests of citizens with pharmaceutical services safe and high quality. How to ensure the legality of drugs is one of the objectives of the day, which will attempt to provide guidelines to stop these illegal practices, thanks to the presence of leading experts to address the current level of counterfeit drugs.
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