Counterfeit Drugs

The FDA is growing increasingly concerned about counterfeit drugs. In fact, the FDA is developing an internal task force to monitor, control and prosecute vendors of counterfeit drugs.

Counterfeit drugs are defined as medications sold without authorization, indicating the drugs can be mislabeled, fraudulent, defective and dangerous to consumer health.

The FDA believes that people who take counterfeit drugs are at risk of serious health consequences, including allergic reactions, worsening medical conditions, and more. Also, people who use counterfeit drugs may not be able to determine exactly what ingredients caused their adverse health reactions, which makes it difficult for doctors to appropriately treat the patients.

Counterfeit drugs are increasingly sold over the Internet. Consumers should use caution when purchasing drugs over the Internet, and follow the FDA’s guidelines of only purchasing FDA-approved medications from Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites.

The FDA’s new task force will work to educate consumers, pharmacists and physicians about the dangers of counterfeit drugs. It will also work closely with border protection agencies to seize shipments of counterfeit drugs coming in to the U.S.

There were two major counterfeit drug headlines in recent news about Procrit and Lipitor. The counterfeit Procrit contained bacteria that threatened the health of patients, and the counterfeit Lipitor was also believed to contain harmful and fake ingredients.

Unfortunately, the people most affected by counterfeit drugs are the weakest patients, those who suffer from cancer, AIDS and organ failure. When drugs are counterfeit, they are either diluted and therefore don’t offer adequate doses of medications, or they contain other ingredients and therefore pose serious health threats.

Experts believe counterfeit drug trades could become more profitable than illegal drug trade. Americans spend more than $200 billion per year on prescription drugs.

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Counterfeit Drugs The FDA is growing increasingly concerned about counterfeit drugs. In fact, the FDA is developing an internal task force to monitor, control and prosecute vendors of counterfeit drugs. Counterfeit drugs are defined as medications sold without authorization, indicating the drugs can be mislabeled, fraudulent, defective and dangerous to consumer health. The FDA believes that people who take counterfeit drugs are at risk of serious health consequences, including allergic reactions, worsening medical conditions, and more. Also, people who use counterfeit drugs may not be able to determine exactly what ingredients caused their adverse health reactions, which makes it difficult for doctors to appropriately treat the patients. Counterfeit drugs are increasingly sold over the Internet. Consumers should use caution when purchasing drugs over the Internet, and follow the FDA’s guidelines of only purchasing FDA-approved medications from Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites. The FDA’s new task force will work to educate consumers, pharmacists and physicians about the dangers of counterfeit drugs. It will also work closely with border protection agencies to seize shipments of counterfeit drugs coming in to the U.S. There were two major counterfeit drug headlines in recent news about Procrit and Lipitor. The counterfeit Procrit contained bacteria that threatened the health of patients, and the counterfeit Lipitor was also believed to contain harmful and fake ingredients. Unfortunately, the people most affected by counterfeit drugs are the weakest patients, those who suffer from cancer, AIDS and organ failure. When drugs are counterfeit, they are either diluted and therefore don’t offer adequate doses of medications, or they contain other ingredients and therefore pose serious health threats. Experts believe counterfeit drug trades could become more profitable than illegal drug trade. Americans spend more than $200 billion per year on prescription drugs.