With 100,000 patients dying every year from dangerous medicines, it is time to take concrete actions. Establishing a treaty against fake medicines should be the first step.

Why doesBeijing have so much troublestopping the exportation of dangerous drugs?

For at least four decades Colombia has been synonymous with the costly war against narcotics. But a different kind of drug war brought me to Bogotá - the fight against counterfeit and substandard pharmaceuticals.

India's major pharmaceutical companies and its public health community want to establish a modern drug regulatory system.

Drug regulation in China needs to be enforcedin order to prevent fatalcontaminants.

If Chinese exports raise enough concern, their lack of quality might end up crippling the world economy.

Do controls on information about the safety of Chinese food and drugimports hinder the ability of U.S. regulators to protect American consumers?

In Africa and Southeast Asia, drugs successfully used for years to combat malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV are failing more and more often.