Healthy Skepticism Library item: 18823

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Publication type: Journal Article

Bate R, Attaran A
A counterfeit drug treaty: great idea, wrong implementation
The Lancet 2010 Oct 30; 376:(9751):1446 - 1448
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)61416-X/fulltext

Abstract:

On Nov 25, in Istanbul, Turkey, Ministers of Justice from Europe and around the world will meet. Many will attend to sign up to the Council of Europe’s MEDICRIME Convention, a proposed treaty to criminalise the manufacture and trade in counterfeited drugs and other medical products. 1 The intent behind this treaty is good, but the wording creates serious difficulties, and European officials lack credibility to pursue this treaty globally as they would like. Only a treaty initiated by WHO will suff …