01085nam a22001097a 4500100002100000245004400021260004200065300000800107520073400115650003700849856008900886  aFinlay, Brian D.  aCounterfeit Drugs and National Security  aWashington DCbStimson Centrec2011.   a16p  aThe deadly implications of counterfeit drugs are well understood to be a central challenge to the integrity of public health systems around the globe, as well as a direct threat to our individual health and welfare. What is less understood is that the profits from this sinister crime are increasingly being co-opted by an array of organized criminal groups and terrorist entities as a means by which to fund their nefarious operations around the world. As such, counterfeit pharmaceuticals pose a direct threat to national and international security.This report discusses counterfeit medicines under the security dimension, going into detail as to how the supply chain works, and offering recommendations for affected countries.  aDrugs Counterfeiting Trafficking  uhttp://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/counterfeit_drugs_and_national_security.pdf