Counterfeit Internet drugs pose significant risks and discourage vital health checks
Wednesday, January 20, 2010 - 23:28
in Health & Medicine
New research shows that taking counterfeit drugs purchased over the Internet can kill and bypassing health systems can leave life-threatening problems undiagnosed. It's estimated that 90% of counterfeit drugs are sold on the Internet and that the global sale of counterfeit drugs will reach $75 billion this year. Counterfeit drug deaths include men who took fake erectile dysfunction drugs, pregnant women injected with fake iron for anemia and children who took paracetamol syrup contaminated with antifreeze.