The level of counterfeit-unclassified and CF product and packaging, the two largest overall counterfeit subcategories in these reports, is similar across public and private/PSI member information sources (Table 4).
That was all part of the subterfuge, Lin said, adding that there are "different levels of counterfeit.
Therefore, it appears that use of variables determined a posteriori are more likely than variables determined a priori to indicate geographic areas with undetected levels of counterfeit medicine.
To address the high levels of the counterfeit anti-malaria drug artesunate in Thailand, most malaria is treated at no cost in government malaria clinics where drug supplies can be more closely monitored [ 51].
Hence, though the specific data we received for analysis is not publicly available, aggregate CIS data has the potential to inform PSI members, drug regulators, national health systems, and law enforcement officials about the macro-level trends and dangers of counterfeit medicines.
Unlike the merely rhetorical response by governments and UN agencies to unproven 'cures', a range of actions have been taken at both levels to combat the proliferation of counterfeit medicines.
The Product-Counterfeiting Incident Cluster Tool is intended to help organize counterfeit product opportunities by the type of counterfeiter, counterfeiting, and offender organization as in Figure 1.
"This level of technology is why our counterfeiting remains at less than.01% of currency in circulation," the source said.
Figure 1A C also suggest that distribution of counterfeit notices were lacking in the Piedmont Atlantic and Great Lakes megaregions, especially when compared to the high level of distributed notices in the Northeast, Florida and Southern California megaregions.
Wads of counterfeit U.S. dollars and Chinese yuan?
Problems of counterfeit or substandard medicines are particularly worrying.
