AEMPS new campaign against illegal medicines sales over the Internet

“Do you really know what you are buying?” This is the slogan of the new campaign of the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) to raise citizen awareness about the health risks of consumption of medicines bought in illegal websites. The aim of this joint initiative, in which other European Regulatory Agencies are involved, is to strengthen the commitment of health authorities in protection against one of the current main threats to public health. This plan is framed within the activities of the European project Fakeshare, co-funded by the European Commission through the program "Prevention of and Fight against Crime" in which the AEMPS participates and the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) coordinates. It aims to promote greater coordination in both research activities and national efforts against medicine sales through illegal websites.