Counterfeit drugs becoming big business worldwide

Health | 206775 hits | Feb 16 9:39 am | Posted by: Strutz

The discovery that a fake version of the widely used cancer medicine Avastin is circulating in the United States is raising new fears that the multibillion-dollar drug-counterfeiting trade is increasingly making inroads in the U.S.

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by DrCaleb
Thu Feb 16, 2012 6:11 pm
Now, that is the sort of thing ACTA should be concerned with. Not whether the MP3s on my PC classify me as a terrorist.
by Strutz
Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:35 pm
No kidding Dr C.

Counterfeiting has become more prevalent as pharmaceutical supply chains increasingly stretch across continents. Over 80 percent of the active ingredients used in U.S. pharmaceuticals are now manufactured overseas, according to a recent congressional report, and experts say this has made it easier to move counterfeit products into this country.

If over 80% of the ingredients come from other countries it's no wonder that the counterfeiting is taking place. Why are the ingredients not manufactured in the US? Cost?

Sad to think of how many people may be taking meds (and spending huge amounts of $ on them) that are useless and potentially more harmful to them than the ailment they are suffering from to begin with.

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