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Medical Product Warning no. 1/2020 (English version)
Counterfeit Antimalarials in West and Central Africa with an WHO outdated essential drug program logo
These medical product alerts refer to a series of confirmed counterfeit antimalarials circulating in West and Central Africa. The medicines subject to this alert display a similar outdated logo
WHO essential medicines program logo.
Since 2013, different stakeholders have been reporting to the different WHO surveillance and surveillance systems on various counterfeit medicines, displaying the outdated WHO logo for essential medicines. Constant and widespread availability
these counterfeit medicines emphasize the strong need for extra vigilance. The WHO has previously issued two warnings on this issue (No.132 in October 2014, i No.131 in March 2014)
This warning for WHO medical devices no. 1/2020 refers to counterfeit quinine sulfate 300 mg presented in six different combinations of batch number, shelf life and production date (see Table 1). False use of obsolete WHO
The essential drug program logo can create a false sense of product quality.
Table 1: List of identified counterfeit quinine sulfates 300 mg, subject to WHO warning no. 1/2020
Recently received results of analyzed samples are presented do not contain any of the expected active ingredients.
Quinine sulfate is listed on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for the Management and Treatment of Severe Malaria. At this stage, no adverse reactions attributed to these counterfeit products have been reported to WHO.
All the above counterfeit products claim to be manufactured by REMEDICA LTD – Cyprus and contain 300 mg quinine sulfate. Remedica doo confirmed that:
- did not produce the above counterfeit products; and
- Remedica has never used variable data (batch number and dates) on the above products.
These fake drugs show the following common characteristics (see photos):
- gray or white plastic containers containing 1000 loose circular tablets;
- display the outdated logo of the WHO Essential Medicines Program;
- English and French labeling with errors and inconsistencies; and
- detected at the patient level in both regulated and unregulated outlets.
Product details, photos and tips from the public are available on the following pages.
WHO’s outdated essential drug program logo
Photos of confirmed counterfeit quinine sulfate tablets in the amount of 300 mg u
Medical Product Warning no. 1/2020
First falsified
Quinine sulfate tablets B.P 300mg to identify
in Chad (44680 series)
2. Counterfeit quinine sulfate tablets B.P 300mg identified in Nigeria and Cameroon (44680 series)
WHO requires greater vigilance in the supply chains of countries likely to be affected by these counterfeit products. Increased alertness should include hospitals, clinics, health centers, wholesalers, distributors, pharmacies and any other suppliers
medical products.
If you own the above products, do not use them, If you have used these counterfeit products or if you have experienced adverse events using these products, please seek advice immediately
from a qualified healthcare professional and ensure that they report the incident to your local Department of Health / National Medicines Regulators / National Pharmacovigilance Center.
All medical products must be obtained from credible and reliable sources. Their authenticity and condition should be carefully checked. If in doubt, seek the advice of a healthcare professional.
National health authorities ask you to notify WHO immediately if fake products are detected in their country. If you have any information on the production, distribution or supply of these products, please contact [email protected] .
WHO Global Surveillance and Surveillance System
for substandard and counterfeit medical products
For more information, visit our website: www.who.int/medicines/regulation/ssffc/en/
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