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Counterfeit and substandard medicines constitute a real and growing threat o public health, say federal officials and others who dal with the issue. "The problem is gettng worse each year. The counterfeiters are winning," said Jeffrey Gren, director of the Office of Health and Consumer Goods at the U.S. Department of Commerce.