Falsified and substandard medicine alerts, from WHO and regulators
57 official alerts with the batch numbers, where the products were found and what to do. Names printed on falsified products are not evidence that the named company made them. Where WHO or a regulator reports the genuine manufacturer's statement, it is shown.
Latest alerts
DARZALEX (daratumumab) injection FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°3/2026 · World Health Organization · Maldives, MexicoJAKAVI (ruxolitinib) FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°2/2026 · World Health Organization · Iran, Russia, TürkiyeACCUPAQUE (iohexol), OMNIPAQUE (iohexol) and VISIPAQUE (iodixanol) solutions for injection in 100 ml polypropylene containers SubstandardMedical Product Alert N°1/2026 · World Health Organization · Supplied globally to multiple countries, no specific countries namedIBRANCE (palbociclib) capsules FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°7/2025 · World Health Organization · Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, TürkiyeSIMULECT (basiliximab) for injection FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°6/2025 · World Health Organization · Rwanda, Bulgaria, TürkiyeCOLDRIF, Respifresh TR and ReLife oral liquids ContaminatedMedical Product Alert N°5/2025 · World Health Organization · IndiaFENTANILO HLB (fentanyl citrate) injection ContaminatedMedical Product Alert N°4/2025 · World Health Organization · ArgentinaIMFINZI (durvalumab) injection 500mg/10ml FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°3/2025 · World Health Organization · Iran, TürkiyeHEALMOXY (amoxicillin) Capsules 500mg FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°2/2025 · World Health Organization · Cameroon, Central African RepublicOXYCONTIN 80mg (oxycodone hydrochloride) tablets FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°1/2025 · World Health Organization · SwitzerlandIMFINZI (durvalumab) injection 500mg/10ml FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°5/2024 · World Health Organization · Lebanon, Armenia, Türkiye, India, PakistanUSP/EP Propylene Glycol (pharmaceutical excipient) FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°4/2024 · World Health Organization · PakistanOxymorphone Hydrochloride 40mg tablets FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°3/2024 · World Health Organization · FinlandOZEMPIC (semaglutide) FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°2/2024 · World Health Organization · Brazil, United Kingdom, United StatesUSP/EP Propylene Glycol (pharmaceutical excipient) FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°1/2024 · World Health Organization · PakistanALERGO Syrup, EMIDONE Suspension, MUCORID Syrup, ULCOFIN Suspension and ZINCELL Syrup ContaminatedMedical Product Alert N°8/2023 · World Health Organization · Maldives, Pakistan, Belize, Fiji, Lao People's Democratic RepublicDEFITELIO (defibrotide sodium) FalsifiedMedical Product Alert N°7/2023 · World Health Organization · India, TürkiyeCOLD OUT syrup (paracetamol and chlorpheniramine maleate) ContaminatedMedical Product Alert N°6/2023 · World Health Organization · IraqNATURCOLD Syrup ContaminatedMedical Product Alert N°5/2023 · World Health Organization · CameroonGUAIFENESIN SYRUP TG SYRUP ContaminatedMedical Product Alert N°4/2023 · World Health Organization · Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of)
By country
Argentina (3)Armenia (1)At least 55 countries received affected batches, not named on the alert page (1)Australia (1)Bangladesh (1)Belize (1)Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (1)Brazil (3)Bulgaria (1)Burkina Faso (1)Cambodia (1)Cameroon (6)Central African Republic (2)Chad (4)Côte d'Ivoire (2)Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)Egypt (2)Estonia (1)Fiji (1)Finland (1)France (1)Ghana (1)Guatemala (1)Guyana (1)Haiti (1)India (7)Indonesia (1)Iran (5)Iraq (1)Jordan (1)Kenya (2)Kuwait (1)Kyrgyzstan (1)Lao People's Democratic Republic (1)Latvia (1)Lebanon (3)Libya (1)Malaysia (2)Maldives (2)Mali (1)Marshall Islands (1)Mexico (4)Micronesia (Federated States of) (1)Myanmar (1)Niger (2)Nigeria (2)Pakistan (5)Philippines (2)Poland (1)Russia (1)Rwanda (1)Saudi Arabia (1)Supplied globally to multiple countries, no specific countries named (1)Switzerland (2)The Gambia (1)Türkiye (8)Uganda (3)United Arab Emirates (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (1)Uruguay (1)Uzbekistan (2)Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (1)Yemen (1)