Italian International Conference

The International Conference is addressed to consumers, health professionals, police forces, associations and other public and private bodies, interested in the selling of medicinal products at a distance through the internet.

The first session is an overview, through a description of the general framework, of the significant increase in the online purchase of drugs, strictly connected to the strengthening and extension of e-market and social networks. The illegal drugs most sold through the internet are described along with the related risks to the health.
A few aspects of online sales are examined in depth: the characteristics of the common logo, that will allow all consumers to distinguish between legal and unauthorized websites, the role of police forces and enforcement authorities, the procedures today in use in some European countries to shutdown illegal websites.

The second session deals with the outcomes of Fakeshare project. In particular, the database of e-pharmacies, result of the ongoing collaboration between the partners involved in the Project, along with in-depth analysis and case histories made available on the website fakeshare.eu, represent an important tool to support the activities carried out by the administrations and by the police forces. During the same session, the communication tools are introduced. The communication tools have been developed in order to raise awareness among consumers, health professionals and health associations on the risks associated with the purchase of medicinal products from uncontrolled sources.