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2021 Rom. J. Intell. Prop. L. 84 (2021)
The Threat of Counterfeit Medical-Sanitary Products in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

handle is hein.journals/rjoinpl2021 and id is 272 raw text is: AMENINTAREA PRODUSELOR MEDICO-SANITARE CONTRAFACUTE IN CONTEXTUL PANDEMIEI COVID-19 Nicoleta-Elena Heghe * Cristina-Gabriela $chiopu** Rezumat Productia ilegald de materiale medicale, atat farmaceutice cat qi tehnice, medicina alternativd practicatd fdrd cunogtinte de specialitate gi dezinformarea, reprezintd fenomene prezente in obscuritatea legii, ce au intretinut de-a lungul timpului, o veritabild industrie ilicitd a medicinei, cu afectare masivd a sdndtatii publice. In contextual declandrii pandemiei de SARS-CoV-2, in timp ce institutiie medicale din intreaga lume se luptau cu necunoscutul, cu lipsa infrastructurii necesare in lupta cu virusul, cu mortalitatea ridicatd qi rdspandirea rapids a infectiei, piata materialelor sanitare contrafacute a cunoscut o oportunitate importantd de a cagtiga, fdrd scrupule, pe fondul terorii generale create qi a competitiei instinctuale a populatiei de a cduta cele mai eficiente metode de protectie qi tratament. In principiu, desfaqurarea acestui proces are la baza un veritabil lant al sldbiciunilor (dezinformare, rdspandirea informatidior medicale ford fundament tiintofic, aparitia resurselor medicale ieftine qi neadecvate) ce activeazd laturile umanit tii preponderente in situatii de criz. Cuvinte-cheie: medicina, ilicit, contraficut, COVID-19, lege. Abstract Illegal production of medical materials, both pharmaceutical and technical, alternative medicine practiced without expertise and misinformation, are phenomena present in the obscurity of the law, which have maintained over time, a real illicit industry of medicine, with massive damage to health public. In the context of the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, while medical institutions around the world were struggling with the unknown, the lack of infrastructure needed to fight the virus, high mortality and the rapid spread of infection, the market for counterfeit health care has seen an important opportunity to win, unscrupulously, against the background of the general terror created and the instinctual competition of the population to seek the most effective methods of protection and treatment. In principle, the development of this process is * Prof. univ. dr. Universitatea Cresting ,,Dimitrie Cantemir din Bucuregti, Facultatea de *tiinte Juridice si Administrative, E-mail nicoleta.heghes@ucdc.ro.