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Medical-cosmetic products secured in China

Q-Med, Schreiner MediPharm partner to secure products through telephonic authentication.

Q-Med security seal
Q-Med security seal

Consumers often want younger-looking skin, trusting products that reduce lines and wrinkles. Trouble is, product counterfeiters view that desire as a lucrative business opportunity to sell fake products under the name of the original product. In the worst cases, such counterfeits may contain harmful ingredients. 

The threat posed by pirated medical products is particularly high in China. Therefore, Q-Med, a Swedish company specializing in medical-cosmetic products, makes it possible for doctors and patients to authenticate its anti-wrinkle product, named Restylane®. Schreiner MediPharm developed a security seal with an encrypted code and further counterfeit-protection features for this purpose.

In a nationwide raid in China, counterfeit pharmaceuticals worth $180 million were confiscated in August 2012, prompting the government and citizens to call for reliable protection of health-relevant products. Q-Med AB, wholly-owned by Galderma, a pharmaceutical company focusing exclusively on dermatology, is aware of the threat and protects the health of Chinese customers with a special security seal that has been successfully used for the Restylane® product since 2012.

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