Viagra Counterfeiters at Pharmaceutical Trade Shows

24 10 2007

Rise in counterfeit medications.

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“Criminal gangs are now so sophisticated that they buy the same packaging equipment as drug companies and even attend trade fairs, explains Eric Noehrenberg, of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations.” - dailymail.co.uk

 

It’s astonishing! Criminals attending trade fairs, but that’s the internet nowadays. Fake medicines are worth billions of dollars a year. Popular drugs for impotency and hair loss are major markets, but not the only ones.

In Europe, in 2005 there were half a million single doses of fake medicines discovered; in 2006 that figure shot up to 2.5million. The World Health Organisation (WHO) now estimates that up to 50 per cent of drugs bought online are fakes.

Why is the fake Viagra problem more intense in Europe?

European law allows licensed traders to buy and sell medicines freely.

“People can buy and sell medicines like any other commodity, the same rules that govern the trading of soft drinks and jeans apply to pharmaceuticals. It’s a free-for-all at present and not safe for the supply of medicines.” - Julian Mount for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Worldwide.

 

Good Luck With That System!

Bompa


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