Have you ever bought a counterfeit drug before, or have you used it at one point or other. Maybe you can share your experience with us, it would be needed. Anyway, counterfeit drugs are what I call "Things that are not as though they are". Let's not forget that medicine is actually any chemical substance (also natural) that is used to prevent and cure disease.
Counterfeit drugs are medications produced fraudulently by Scammers intentionally, given the drug the look and package of original/genuine medications.
These scammers do not care about the health of the citizens.in developing and Although this act is common in the developing and underdeveloped community.
Counterfeit Medicine
I wonder if this people ever think of the side effect of selling the fake, expired and substandard drug. These scammers steal or buy genuine medications which are expired from manufacturers, transporters or even retail pharmacies and repackage them with new expiry dates. They do not consider the fact that even when the medications seems acceptable due to the crooked manner at which the repackage it, the stability and concentration of the active ingredients in the medication will be affected after a while making the medication harmful to human health
Common Counterfeit Medications
All medications can be counterfeited but because of the high demands of certain medications, some drugs fall under the watch of counterfeiters. Medications such as antibiotics, a drug for hypertension, erectile dysfunction, cancer, and corticosteroids are often counterfeited by these fraudsters.
Detrimental Effect Of Counterfeit Medications
Counterfeit drugs may contain a wrong API, making the drug toxic to the patient.
Disorders in the body, including side effects like rashes e.t.c
Medication errors and complications
What To Do
When you find out that a drug or medication is fake, you should call the drug enforcement agency or the police. These bodies know what to do about it.