Table 4.
Cross tabulation table of counterfeit category by source of information
| CFT subcategory | Source of information | Total (% of total incidents) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External-other | External healthcare agency | External industry source | External law enforcement | Internal | Retailer | ||
| CF API | 0 (0%) | 4 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (< 1%) |
| CF packaging only | 10 (20%) | 17 (34%) | 1 (2%) | 9 (18%) | 13 (26%) | 0 (0%) | 50 (3%) |
| CF product and packaging | 110 (17%) | 373 (57%) | 2 (< 1%) | 81 (12%) | 82 (13%) | 1 (< 1%) | 649 (43%) |
| CF product only | 7 (37%) | 7 (37%) | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) | 2 (11%) | 0 (0%) | 19 (1%) |
| CF- unclassified | 83 (11%) | 472 (61%) | 4 (< 1%) | 84 (11%) | 132 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 775 (51%) |
| Mimic product | 1 (9%) | 3 (27%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (64%) | 0 (%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (< 1%) |
| Undeclared API | 0 (0%) | 2 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (< 1%) |
| Total incidents | 211 (14%) | 878 (58%) | 8 (< 1%) | 183 (12%) | 229 (15%) | 1 (< 1%) | 1,510 |
CF = counterfeit; CF API = counterfeit active pharmaceutical ingredient; CF packaging only = counterfeit product packaging only; CF product and packaging = counterfeit product and packaging; CF product only = counterfeit product but no assessment on packaging; CF-unclassified = product is reported as counterfeit by reporting source, but specific category not known or verifiable; Mimic product = unapproved product with trademark violation; Undeclared API = product where active pharmaceutical ingredient was present by undeclared.
CF-unclassified category represents 51% of all reports and External Healthcare Agency represents 58% of total sources of PSI CIS information reporting.