Medical Product Alerts
The World Health Organization's Medical Product Alerts are designed to warn Member States and populations of the existence of dangerous medical products and encourage increased vigilance and appropriate regulatory action by National Medicines Regulatory Authorities/ Ministries of Health to protect populations and supply chains.
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Please see below for the latest WHO Medical Product Alerts:
- Alert N° 3/2018 - Falsified Hepatitis B Vaccines circulating in Uganda
- Alert N° 2/2018 - Falsified “Augmentin” circulating in Cameroon
- Alert N° 1/2018 - Falsified cefixime products circulating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Alert N° 4/2017 - Falsified Penicillin V circulating in Cameroon
- Alert N° 3/2017 - Falsified Avastin (bevacizumab) and Sutent (sunitinib malate) circulating in East Africa
- Alert N° 2/2017 - Falsified Quinine Sulphate circulating in Africa
- Alert N° 1/2017 - Falsified Meningococcal ACWY Vaccine circulating in West Africa
- Alert N° 4/2016: Quinine Sulphate - Falsified Quinine Sulphate circulating in West and Central Africa
- Alert N° 3/2016: LEDSO capsules, DAKAVIR - Falsified Hepatitis C medicines circulating in South East Asia
- Alert N° 2/2016: AMARIL - Falsified "AMARIL" yellow fever vaccines circulating in South East Asia
- Alert N° 1/2016: Phenobarbitone - Falsified phenobarbitone tablets circulating in West Africa
For further information on Medical Product Alerts, please visit the WHO website(link is external).
Visit our 'Useful resources' page for details of organisations involved in tackling the global problem of falsified and substandard medicines.