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45 - PHR - Pharmaceutical Sciences
PHR 120 - Anti-Counterfeit in Pharmaceutical Industry
Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
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PHR 120 | 14 October 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
PHR 120 | 18 November 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
PHR 120 | 23 December 2024 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
Course Description
As the world becomes open and access to products gets easier, fake drugs find an active market. Therefore, pharmaceutical companies are urged to protect their products from counterfeit for financial and ethical reasons. In this course, participants will get to know the various ways to protect drugs and fight fakes ones. It will cover cost effect technologies in this field as well as strategies at detaining illegitimate drugs in their supply chain.
Course Objectives
- Combating the major global problem of counterfeit medicines
- Learning the different technologies available in drugs anti-counterfeit market
- Discussing the best ways for brand protection
- Identifying possible weakness areas in the supply chain
- Educating public about the danger of these drugs
Who Should Attend?
- Pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors
- Healthcare professionals
- Pharmacists
- Drug regulatory agencies
- Non-governmental healthcare organizations
- Public health and regulatory bodies
- Patient’s representative organizations
- Anti-counterfeiting organizations
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- The state of the industry
- Factors encouraging counterfeiting in pharmaceutical industry
- The need for anti-counterfeiting measures
- How fake drugs spread
- Potential groups at risk of fake drugs
- Global regulatory laws
Day 2
- Overview of current anti-counterfeiting technologies
- Tamper-evident/tamper-resistant packing
- Product authentication
- Holograms
- Track and trace technology
Day 3
- Global Trade Item Number (GTIN)
- Serialized Global Trade Item Number (sGTIN)
- Color shift inks / markings
- On-product markings
- Invisible inks / printings
- Digital watermarks and hidden marks
Day 4
- Managing an effective anti-counterfeiting program
- Overview of analytical techniques
- Conducting internal inspections
- Protecting brands from counterfeiters
- Packaging safety and patient compliance
Day 5
- Making the supply chain safe
- Global implementation of anti-counterfeit technologies
- Raising awareness against counterfeit
- Fighting online counterfeiting