01127nam a22001337a 4500 Finlay, Brian D. Counterfeit Drugs and National Security Washington DC Stimson Centre 2011. 16p The 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. Drugs Counterfeiting Trafficking http://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/counterfeit_drugs_and_national_security.pdf CF 61 61