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22 April 2020Big PharmaSarah Morgan

OECD and Europol issue COVID-19 counterfeits warning

The COVID-19 pandemic is heightening the dangers posed by the global trade in counterfeit pharmaceutical products, according to the  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the  European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).

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