Counterfeit Drugs – Where There’s a Profit, There’s a Way!

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Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith
04/11/2014

The counterfeit drug business makes money – an awful lot of money. After all, it’s easier to make a convincing fake pill than a pair of designer jeans and the potential mark-up is far higher. It’s no surprise then that anti-piracy features so heavily on the agenda of the world’s pharma industry. The WHO estimates that between 1% and 10% of drugs sold around the world are counterfeits –  up to 50% in some countries. According to a 2013 survey from globa...
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