Falsified medicines are criminal imitations of approved medicines, and in the worst case they can be life-threatening. In Norway, we are spared from most falsifications, but we have to be careful.
A network of databases has been created in Europe with a central database, the EU HUB, which contains information on packages for prescription medicines.
Pharmacies and wholesalers have invested in IT-systems and new equipment, because they are the ones who have to scan the unique codes and check the codes against the National Databases connected to the EU HUB.