Hard to believe, but true

It’s hard to believe, but in fact it’s true: counterfeit medicine has been found to include boric acid, highway paint, antifreeze and lead. Click here to check out our infographic on the dangers of online pharmacies and a recent report by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

It’s hard to believe, but in fact it’s true: counterfeit medicine has been found to include boric acid, highway paint, antifreeze and lead. Check out our infographic on the dangers of online pharmacies and a recent report by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Currently, the United States has a closed system that has been effective in largely preventing counterfeiters from injecting their fakes into our medicine supply.  In fact, today in the U.S. only 1% of medicines are presumed to be potentially counterfeit.  Meanwhile, the World Health Organization estimates as much as 40% of medicines in some developing countries might be fake. Drug importation legislation could unintentionally compromise America’s safeguarded, tightly regulated medicine supply chain.

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