This Medical Product Alert relates to two versions of falsified cefixime products that have been identified in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (South Kivu), and recently reported to WHO.

Cefixime is used to treat a range of bacterial infections and is listed as a WHO Essential Medicine.

http://www.who.int/entity/medicines/publications/drugalerts/drug_alert1-2018/en/index.html