Canadian Pharmacy Found to Be Selling Counterfeit Drugs

Health Canada, the Canadian version of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recently issued a statement warning consumers about counterfeit drugs being sold at a Canadian pharmcacy.

The health agency said that Marché Euromix, a retail store in Pierrefonds, which is a borough in Montreal, Quebec, was selling medication that resemebled Viagra, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction. Health Canada worked with the maker of Viagra’s Canadian branch, Pfizer Canada, to confirm that the pills were not in fact Viagra. This discovery means that the medication can be considered to be counterfeit drugs.

Health Canada was able to find the countefeit drugs after a consumer complained that Marché Euromix was selling unauthorized medication. When officials from the health bureau investigated the claim, they discovered it to be true.

The Canadian pharmacy said that it is no longer selling the product.

The agency said in a statement that “unauthorized and counterfeit health products can pose serious risks to health as they have not been reviewed by Health Canada for safety, quality, or efficacy.”