Russian police authorities against counterfeit medicines
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TATIANA SHISHOVA TATIANA SHISHOVA Deputy Head of Division Deputy Head of Division NCB Moscow NCB Moscow February 2013 February 2013 Russian police authorities Russian police authorities against counterfeit against counterfeit medicines medicines
Transcript of Russian police authorities against counterfeit medicines
TATIANA SHISHOVA TATIANA SHISHOVA
Deputy Head of DivisionDeputy Head of Division
NCB MoscowNCB Moscow
February 2013February 2013
Russian police authorities Russian police authorities
against counterfeit against counterfeit
medicines medicines
Pharmaceutical market in Russia today:Pharmaceutical market in Russia today:
Active Active
developingdeveloping
Economically Economically
significantsignificant
Social importantSocial important
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In the Russian Federation there areIn the Russian Federation there are: :
more than 500 manufacturers of medicinesmore than more than 500 500 manufacturers of medicinesmanufacturers of medicines
2,500 thousand organization of medicines
wholesale
22,,550000 thousand organization of medicines thousand organization of medicines
wholesalewholesale
more than 90, 000 organizations of medicines
retailers
more than more than 9090,, 000 000 organizations organizations of medicines of medicines
retailersretailers
pharmacy Chemist’s shop kiosks
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FEDERAL LAW of FEDERAL LAW of 12.04.2010 12.04.2010 №№ 61 61
““out the Circulation of pharmaceuticals in Russiaout the Circulation of pharmaceuticals in Russia””
A falsified pharmaceutical is a A falsified pharmaceutical is a
medicine, supplied by false medicine, supplied by false
information about itinformation about it’’s s
composition or (and) producerscomposition or (and) producers
A counterfeit medicineA counterfeit medicine is ais a
medicine, which is in circulation medicine, which is in circulation
with violation of civil lawwith violation of civil law
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Criminal Code of the Russian FederationCriminal Code of the Russian Federation
Art. Art. 171 171 -- ««Illegal entrepriseIllegal entreprise»»;;
Art. Art. 238 238 -- ««Manufacturing, Manufacturing,
storagestorage, , transportation or sale of goods, transportation or sale of goods,
which do not correspond with the which do not correspond with the
requirements of safetyrequirements of safety»»;;
Art.Art. 171 171 -- ««Illegal use of Illegal use of
trademarktrademark»»..
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Types of counterfeit medicines:Types of counterfeit medicines:
““Dummy medicineDummy medicine”” –– does not contain any does not contain any
medical substance at allmedical substance at all
““Medicine Medicine --imitationimitation”” –– active substance in active substance in
it is usually replaced by cheaper and less it is usually replaced by cheaper and less
effective oneeffective one. .
““Changed medicinesChanged medicines”” -- it contains the it contains the
same substance as an original one but same substance as an original one but
in larger or smaller amountsin larger or smaller amounts
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№№ CountryCountryQuantity of Quantity of
seriesseries
Total amount of seizured Total amount of seizured
counterfeit medicinescounterfeit medicines ( %)( %)
11 RussiaRussia 1515 4545
22 USAUSA 55 1515
33 SpainSpain 33 99
44 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 33 99
55 JapanJapan 22 66
66 NetherlandsNetherlands 22 66
77OthersOthers((GermanyGermany, , ItalyItaly, ,
BelgiumBelgium))
33 1010
Distribution of counterfeit medicines revealed in 2012Distribution of counterfeit medicines revealed in 2012
((related to the countries of production of original onesrelated to the countries of production of original ones))
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Police suppressed the production of medicines of well Police suppressed the production of medicines of well
known manufacturers made by known manufacturers made by ««BryntsalovBryntsalov--АА»» companycompany
The results The results
of police of police
activities in activities in
case case
««FereinFerein»»
Socially importantSocially important
Reduction of counterfeits on Reduction of counterfeits on
pharmaceutical marketpharmaceutical market
State controlState control
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• Loss suffered by the right holders :
exceeds 20 000 000 USD
• Among them: "Pfizer - USA", "Roche -
Switzerland", "Astrazeneca” - United
Kingdom“
• Seized medicines: "Herceptin",
"Merom", "Tsefobit", "Munter",
"Sulperazon", "Temazon“
• Regions: the Caucasus, city of Moscow
and Moscow region, as well as through
the health care children's cancer center
in Nalchik 9
Investigation into counterfeit medicines:
Rostov-on-Don case
An international forum
“Anticontrafact 2012”
� Since 22 till 24 of October,
2012
� Aim:common efforts of the
law enforcement bodies, public
agencies and copyright holders
� Special section for the
discussion of combating with
the production of counterfeited
medicines.10
Results of the international operation Results of the international operation
««PangeaPangea»»
Arrested:Arrested: � 5 people for illegal sale of medicines� 5 people for illegal sale of medicines
Seized:Seized:
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