Fake medicines claim at least 200,000 lives every year, with the World Health Organization estimating that 1 in 10 medicines worldwide is now substandard or falsified. But with the market in illicit drugs worth up to $200 billion a year, and traffickers more likely to face a fine than jail time when they are caught, the financial incentives far outweigh the deterrents. So how do we put a stop to this deadly trade? Drug Safety Matters investigates with former Interpol officer and PMEDS program founder Aline Plançon.Tune in to find out:How widespread and dangerous fake medicines areWhat makes pharmaceutical crime so successfulWhat action is being taken to curb the problemHow modern tracking technology can helpWhat we can do to raise awarenessWant to know more?Read Aline Plançon’s book on fake medicines, Faux Médicaments: Un Crime Silencieux (in French).Find out how the World Health Organization is fighting falsified and substandard medicines in UMC’s magazine Uppsala Reports.Teach your children about falsified medicines with UMC’s comic book Annie & Mac’s Adventures: Lord Fake Strikes Again. It’s available in English and Spanish.Help raise awareness of the problem by joining the Fight the Fakes campaign.Join the conversation on social mediaFollow us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, and share your thoughts about the show with the hashtag #DrugSafetyMatters.Got a story to share?We’re always looking for new content and interesting people to interview. If you have a great idea for a show, get in touch!About UMCRead more about Uppsala Monitoring Centre and our mission to build a global patient safety culture.