Fact

The global market in falsified medicines is estimated at 75 – 200 billion USD per annum³.
The law enforcement Operation Pangea IX 2016 coordinated by police authorities, customs and health authorities in 103 countries, targeted illicit online sale of medicines and medical devices. 4,932 illegal websites were suspended and 393 arrests made. Raids on illegal pharmacies with 334,000 parcels inspectedwith170,340detained. Products seized included slimming tablets, malaria and cholesterol treatments, erectile dysfunction treatments, anti-hair loss treatments and nutritional products worth over $53m and over 270,000 medical devices worth $1.1m. Fake cancer treatments were seized in Myanmar².

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1. LegitScript 2017 Data on file www.legitscript.com
3. Estimates by Deloitte

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