Counterfeit drugs: a major problem for Asia

Cheap imitation medicines are doing more harm than good to patients in the Asia Pacific Region. The FDA has estimated that in parts of Asia fake drugs account for more than 50 per cent of medicinal sales and kill thousands of people every year, reports Hridyesh Pandey.

By Hridyesh Pandey
July 15, 2005

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