Spot the Fake   The counterfeiters selling chalk, powdered concrete, and boric acid (or worse) as if they were real drugs are very good at making their product look like the real thing. How good? So good that sometimes not even the experts can always tell the genuine drugs from the fake ones without analyzing its chemical composition. See…

It doesn’t matter if you live in United States, Europe, Asia or Africa —everyone is at risk from unsafe tainted or counterfeit drugs. Anywhere in the world, you can come across medicines seemingly packaged in the right way, in the form of tablets or capsules that look right, but that do not contain the correct ingredients and, in the worst…

Importing Danger: The Global Threat of Parallel Importation The United States has one of the safest drug supplies in the world because its pharmaceutical supply system is “closed” to importation and parallel trade. Once a drug is outside the strictly regulated United States distribution channel, there is no guarantee of its authenticity, effectiveness, or safety. Drug importation supporters think that…

Warning Signs Purchasing drugs from online pharmacies can be convenient and economical. However, there are numerous illegal Web sites that will sell you contaminated or counterfeit drugs, or products that have not been approved by the FDA, deliver the wrong product, or take your money and never deliver anything in return. The good news is that many Web sites for…

Click here to download a print copy of our Safe Savings resource. The Internet has made it possible to compare prices and buy products without ever leaving home. However, it has also made it easy for unscrupulous people to sell unapproved and counterfeit drugs to unsuspecting customers. These drugs may be: Too strong or too weak Missing key ingredients Made…