Pharmacrime 4 -

In January 2015 a conference gathered some 90 experts from the European Union to finalize a training guide for European judges.

Initiated by the International Institute of Research Against Counterfeit Medicines (IRACM), the Pharmacrime 4 validation conference was held at the Direction Générale de la Gendarmerie Nationale on January 22 and 23, 2015 in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, in France.

Pharmacrime 4 aims to increase the effectiveness of investigations related to falsified/counterfeit medicines by educating European judges and prosecutors on the subject. After the validation conference, a European guide on good practices for judges and prosecutors involved in investigations on counterfeit medicines was given. This conference was also the opportunity to have a training/awareness session with the attending judges and prosecutors.

- EJTN (European Judicial Training Network) - FAMHP (Federal Agency for medicines and health care products – Belgium) - HPRA (Health Product Regulatory Authority – Ireland) - INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organisation) - NAS (Anti-Fraud Squad/Carabinieri – Italy) - MHRA (Medicine and Healthcare Product Regulatory Agency – UK) - OCLAESP (Office Central de Lutte contre les atteintes à l’environnement et à la Santé Publique – French Gendarmerie) - PFIPC (Permanent Forum on International Pharmaceutical Crime) - PSI (Pharmaceutical Security Institute)