2.5 Million Packages of Fake Drugs Sold In Ukraine in 2010
Ukrainian authorizes announced that of the 1.2 billion packages sold in country in 2010, 2.5 million were fake medications.
Most medications were antibiotics and hormone drugs that bore counterfeit labels from well-known drug manufacturers, and almost 50% of the counterfeit medications were purchased from the internet according to Intelvlas, reported Petosevic.
Ukrainian authorities say they have been working on more than three hundred criminal cases of consumer deception related to medicine and medical safety products.