Counterfeiting in the Global Market

Interpol and “The Dangers of Counterfeit Medical Products” states, “In some cases, fake medicines have been found to contain highly toxic substances such as rat poison.

Interpol and “The Dangers of Counterfeit Medical Products” states, “In some cases, fake medicines have been found to contain highly toxic substances such as rat poison. In all these scenarios, the person taking the counterfeit medicine is putting their health, even their life, at risk. One can easily be deceived by counterfeit medicines: they are often packaged to a high standard with fake pills that look identical to the genuine ones. Sometimes a laboratory test is the only way to identify the difference.”

The World Health Organization estimates that up to 30% of medicines in the developed world are counterfeit. Learn more about the importance of keeping the U.S. medicine supply safe. Click here to learn more.