How does FDA work with domestic and foreign government agencies to combat counterfeits?
A. FDA is currently working with various U.S. government agencies, such as the Department of Homeland Security (Customs and Border Protection) and the Department of Justice, to combat counterfeit drugs. FDA is also very active in WHO’s International Medical Products Anti-counterfeiting Task Force (IMPACT) which is a public/private effort to develop regulatory, legislative, enforcement, communication, and technological tools to combat counterfeit drugs around the world. FDA also works bilaterally and multilaterally with individual countries and regions.
