Warning over fake batch of ‘lifesaving’ cancer medicine

June 3, 2007

Thousands of cancer patients have been warned to be on alert for a fake batch of a 'lifesaving' medicine.
Drug regulators recalled a batch of the prostate cancer drug Casodex after the discovery of counterfeit tablets.

A police investigation has been launched after a recent surge in the number of fake copies of key drugs for serious medical conditions.