Iraq takes steps to curb sales of counterfeit drugs
BAGHDAD – Amid the cacophony of Baghdad's Bab Sharaji market, Yasir Mazen has peddled counterfeit Viagra and other pills, gels and creams promising cures for ailments ranging from sexual dysfunction to bad skin.
It has been a thriving business. "They always come back to buy more," said the 20-year-old of his customers.
But Mazen and even sellers of legitimate medications are likely to find it much harder to get hold of goods to hawk these days.
By Tina Susman and Caesar Ahmad
21 September 2008