Representatives of the Institute for Medicines and Medical Devices of Montenegro (CInMED), led by Deputy Managing Director MSc Mira Kontić and the Head of the CInMED Laboratory MSc David Kočović, attended the Final conference of the MEDI-THEFT project organized by the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), the project coordinator, on September 29th.
Representatives of European regulatory agencies and other competent authorities, as well as representatives from the private sector and pharmaceutical industry associations, attended the event.
The conference provided insights into the latest information regarding specific forms of pharmaceutical crime, such as medicine theft and counterfeiting. Additionally, the conference served as an opportunity to present impressive results that have been achieved and tools that have been successfully developed and implemented during the course of this two-year project, officially concluding on October 31st.
The most significant segment of the event was dedicated to the presentation of the project by AIFA and the partners of the MEDI-THEFT Consortium, among which CInMED is included. MSc Kočović presented numerous and substantial activities that CInMED has undertaken over the past two years within the MEDI-THEFT project, with a focus on raising awareness about the necessity of implementing activities and systemic solutions aimed at preventing stolen and counterfeit drugs and medical devices from entering legitimate supply chains.
The event concluded with a panel discussion dedicated to the operational and strategic aspects of the future use of the MEDI-THEFT platform and the continuation of activities in the fight against medicine theft and counterfeiting in partner countries on the project.
This project is just one of many steps that the Institute has taken and will continue to take to achieve the goal of protecting the well-being of patients through the improvement of the pharmaceutical market.
