Global pharmaceutical counterfeiting incidents by region 2023

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Matej Mikulic,
Jun 23, 2025

During 2023, most counterfeiting incidents were reported in North America, with a total of over ***** such incidents. This statistic represents the distribution of the number of counterfeiting incidents concerning pharmaceuticals worldwide in 2023, sorted by region.

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Counterfeit incidents concerning pharmaceuticals worldwide in 2023, by region

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Release date

September 2024

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Totals exceed 6,897 incidents because a region is included if it is the "origin, point of seizure or transit, or destination" of illegal pharmaceuticals.

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