YEMEN: Counterfeit, obsolete drugs pose safety risk, say health experts
SANAA, 4 Jul 2006 (IRIN) – Poverty is pushing patients towards cheaper counterfeit medicines, many of which have passed their expiry dates and pose a health hazard, according to health officials.
Poor patients are at risk from using expired and fake medicines, said Dr Hashem al-Zain, World Health Organization representative in Yemen. Al-Zain added that almost all counterfeit drugs which are considerably cheaper than drugs manufactured in the west are smuggled into the country, mostly from India and China.
04 July 2006