EUIPO - European Union Intellectual Property Office, Europol e a European Medicines Agency unem-se em campanha conjunta para alertar para os perigos da contrafação nos medicamentos. Em Portugal no ano de 2023, a Delegação Aduaneira das Encomendas Postais suspendeu o desalfandegamento de 532.214 unidades de medicamentos. As Alfândegas portuguesas, no âmbito das suas atribuições, efetuam apreensões diárias de vários medicamentos, relativas a pequenas remessas de mercadorias na via postal, alvos de compras realizadas por particulares via Internet, na sua maioria contrafeitos. #EUvsFakeMedicines
𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡? Fake medicines aren’t just a danger to your health…They’re a lifeline for organised crime, fuelling networks that profit from human suffering. Every counterfeit pill, vial, or injection strengthens these criminal enterprises while exploiting the vulnerable. 💊 Someone looking for quick weight loss buys fake diet pills online, unaware they’re laced with dangerous chemicals that could cause heart failure. 💉 A patient struggling to afford life-saving cancer treatment turns to unregulated online pharmacies, only to receive a fake drug that does nothing to stop the spread of their disease. 👶 A parent buys what they think is cough syrup for their baby, only to discover it contains toxic ingredients that could cause severe harm. These aren’t just individual tragedies. They’re part of a much bigger problem. Behind every fake medicine lies a criminal network exploiting desperation, undermining trust in healthcare, and putting all of us at risk. This is why the EUIPO, alongside Europol’s Operation SHIELD and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), is fighting back. Fake medicines are made by real criminals. Stay alert, stay safe, and help us expose these networks 🛡️. Together, we can protect lives and dismantle organised crime. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/dh9QMi4X #OrganisedCrime #FakeMedicines #HealthCrisis #PublicSafety #EUvsFakeMedicines