counterfeit medicine
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcounterfeitandmedicine
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counterfeit
adjective
uk/ˈkaʊn.tə.fɪt/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ɚ.fɪt/
made to look like the original of something, usually for dishonest or ...
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medicine
noun
uk/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/us/ˈmed.ɪ.sən/
treatment for illness or injury, or the study ...
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(Definition ofcounterfeitandmedicinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcounterfeit medicine
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If it is acounterfeitmedicine, then patients are at risk and patients can die because of counterfeit medicines.
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We know that when someone sells a counterfeit watch, that is an infringement of intellectual property protection, but when acounterfeitmedicineis sold, it is a direct health risk.
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However, the appearance of acounterfeitmedicineusually mimics that of the original one.
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Acounterfeitmedicineis deliberately and fraudulently mislabelled with respect to identity and/or source.
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You made statements to the effect that you are doing everything to prevent counterfeit medicines from getting into the legal distribution network.
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More effective customs controls are an important instrument for curbing the trade in counterfeit medicines.
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The third issue is the idea of an international convention against counterfeit medicines.
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I endorse the comments made on counterfeit medicines, which is a serious concern.
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We need a greater focus on safety, better rules concerning information for patients and effective measures against counterfeit medicines.
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In addition, labelling is important as it enables counterfeit medicines to be traced more effectively.
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The second area concerns the issue of what we are doing for the poorer countries, which are actually the main victims of these counterfeit medicines.
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I am pleased to say that the quantity of counterfeit medicines seized by customs is already increasing.
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Counterfeit medicines are manufactured and traded illegally without any form of supervision.
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This also applies to protection against counterfeit medicines.
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Counterfeit medicines are produced for reasons of pure greed.
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I should like to say a final word about ingredients, where the issue is not only with counterfeit medicines.
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Our society is entitled to the most effective protection possible against counterfeit medicines.
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I do think, however, that the proposals we can make will ultimately make it virtually impossible to introduce counterfeit medicines into the legal distribution chain.
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The study will also examine potential links between pharmaceutical parallel trade and the appearance of counterfeit medicines.
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