Spanish International Conference

The International Conference of Fakeshare Project held on February 24th in the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices, in Madrid, joins together representatives from the competent authorities, police forces and stakeholders from different European and Latin American countries.

The agenda is structured in three sessions, covering a range of topics, from the different actions taken against the illegal sale of medicines over the Internet at national and international level to an overview about the supervision of legal e-commerce on medicines.
The first session deals with actions against the illegal sale of medicines over the Internet, and counts with the participation of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS). In addition, the participation of a representative from the National Administration of Medicines and Medical Technology of Argentina (ANMAT) will expand the perspective to become global.

The second session is focused on the Internet legal framework, by providing an overview of the regulation applicable to the legal sale of medicines over the Internet that will be soon in place in the European Union, both from an EU-wide and a national perspective. The European Commission, the Central Authority of the Länder for Health, Medicines and Medical Devices (ZLG), the National Authority of Medicines and Health Products of Portugal (INFARMED) and the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices (AEMPS) will share their expert views on this topic.

The last session of the conference expands the discussion by providing views of authorities involved in the supervision of the Internet other than the authorities for medicinal products or for other categories of products, such as medical devices.
Outstanding speakers from the Technical Unit of Judicial Police (GUARDIA CIVIL), the Internet Observatory of the Spanish Agency for Consumers, Food Security and Nutrition (AECOSAN) and the Austrian Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (AGES).

To conclude, the University of Rome will present the profile of the buyers of illegal medicines over the Internet, based on a set of international surveys carried out.
The speakers, coming from different organizations and with a notable experience in their field of expertise, offer a good overview of the enforcement and supervisory activities from a multidisciplinary perspective and provides occasion to discuss on the approach to the problem by the different authorities and organizations.