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ipi – International
pharmaceutical Industry, Spring/ 2009
March 2009
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Pharmaceutical piracy: Tracking and Tracing and Anti-Counterfeiting
It is estimated that in 2010, counterfeit
drug sales will reach 75 billion US dollars globally,
an increase of more
than 90 percent from 2005. This figure is highly alarming.
But most worryingly, we must realise that this is no long-term
prediction anymore. The pharmaceutical industry, politics,
organisations and associations not only need to get plans
going for an effective protection of medical products – a
prompt implementation is also necessary as soon as possible
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For further information on the publication, please visit
www.ipimediaworld.com
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World
Pharma Network
Summer/ 2008
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Pharmaceutical
piracy: too dangerous to be ignored
The
OECD estimates that the total sales generated worldwide
with counterfeited products are about US $200 billion.
This amount corresponds to approximately 2% of the
international trade, or to the GDP of 150 countries.
The German CCI reports that, in Germany alone, product
piracy has caused economic damage of €20 to 30
billion. The dark figure is even higher. The increase
of the global piracy of pharmaceutical and body care
products is especially alarming, since these products
present a potential danger to the health of consumers.
Besides political initiatives and legal measures against
counterfeiting, product traceability and effective
product security are becoming more and more important
[…]
For
further information on the publication, please visit www.worldpharmanetwork.org
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Product & Image
Security
May-June/ 2008
May 2008
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Combination
Coding
New system solution for
product security
Product
security and traceability can now be combined into a
single system solution. With product piracy being the
cause of widespread losses and risks for producers and
consumers, both the protection and the traceability of
products are matters that cannot be ignored […]
For
further information on the publication, please visit
www.productandimagesecurity.com
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Authentication
News
03/ 2008
March 2008
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Secutag
Combines with Track & Trace
New system solution for product security
3S
Simons Security Systems have launched a new system
that combines the logistical benefits of data matrix
and other forms of coding with its counterfeit-proof
micro colour-code system SECUTAG® […]
For
further information on the publication, please visit
www.authenticationnews.info
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the
new police
01/ 2007
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Smal
Size, Large Impact
The
product protection system SECUTAG® marks originals
as forgery proof
Brand piracy is no small offence. The counterfeit trade causes immense
economic damages and is increasingly endangering customers and users. The
challenge for the government and economy is enormous. On one side, it is
important to strictly confine the counterfeit market through legal measures.
However, effective product protection is steadily becoming the focus of
corporate trade […]
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World
Pharmaceutical Frontiers
Vol. 1 2007 |
Countering counterfeiters
Trading with forged or manipulated pharmaceuticals
is a booming industry. Product protection with 3S Simons
Security
Systems’ SECUTAG® helps identify the originals
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more
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Hilton’s
Executive World Magazine
August 2006 |
Globalized
markets – an easy job for forgers
Product piracy
is a lucrative business. Counterfeiters economize costs
for research and development. Brand owners
suffer billion dollar deficits. On the other hand, people’s
lives and health are at stake. Political action and legal
regulation will never be a substitute for effective product
protection. […]
more
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Pharma Technology
Autumn 2006 |
Colour
codes protect products
Product piracy is a lucrative business.
Counterfeiters do not incur any expenses for research and
development.
The more extensive and costly the product’s development,
the more attractive it will become for forgers. Microscopic
colour code particles act as a unique barrier against
counterfeiters. Brand owners can identify their products
without doubt and put them on sale as originals, improving
the company’s reputation and providing a strong
sales argument. […]
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Flexo&GravureAsia
2-2006, May 2006 |
Colour-code
particles secure the origin
The security of products is possibly
an additional and fruitful business segment for the printing
sector. Packaging
which is produced in flexo and gravure can already currently
be used for more than packing and selling products. Major
industrial customers often expect that the packaging can
also make the packed product forgery-proof. […]
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PMPS
Summer 2006 |
The
colour of your money
Nowadays almost
every industry is affected by product piracy. The result:
financial loss,
damage to the original manufacturer’s reputation and
devaluation of quality brands, as well as cost-intensive
product liability trials. Product piracy can jeopardise a
company’s very existence. Furthermore, counterfeit
pharmaceuticals constitute a real danger to the life and
health of consumers. Consequently, with a high demand for
product protection, colour-code particles protect them by
providing a unique traceable identity. They offer an effective
means of protection – versatile in their application
and reliable at the same time. […]
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PIRA
06-2005
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“There’s
plenty of room at the bottom”
Nowadays product
protection is facing totally new challenges and possibilities.
It was never possible before to secure
and identify entirely different materials in a definite
way. Pharmaceuticals are developed and produced all around
the globe – and are counterfeited. Thanks to micro
colour-codes, such counterfeits can now be unmasked and
traced back to their origin. […]
more
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PIRA
Profit through Innovation 2004
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“The
free market of product safety”
Every
producer of branded goods aims to place a new product
on the market at the right time. Inventing new products
and designs improves both the profit and the corporate
image of the company. But there is a shadow hanging over
this success: if the new product is successfully established
in the market, almost immediately plagiarists will counterfeit
it. […]
more
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Press
Release
March
2000 |
New
Consumer Protection against counterfeit products
Artikel
lesen |
Food
& Drug Packing
March 2000
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Anti-counterfeit
and identification system reduces risk of expired goods being
re-packaged
Artikel
lesen |
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