Counterfeit medications
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A counterfeit medication or a counterfeit drug is a medication or pharmaceutical product which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent its origin, authenticity or effectiveness. A counterfeit drug may contain inappropriate quantities of active ingredients, or none, may be improperly processed within the body (e.g., absorption by the body), may contain ingredients that are not on the label (which may or may not be harmful), or may be supplied with inaccurate or fake packaging and labeling. Counterfeit drugs are related to pharma fraud. Drug manufacturers and distributors are increasingly investing in countermeasures, such as traceability and authentication technologies, to try to minimise the impact of counterfeit drugs.
See also
- Authentication
- Counterfeit consumer goods
- Counterfeit medicines online
- Drug fraud
- Health care fraud
- Lists about the pharmaceutical industry
- New Scientist
- Pharmaceutical fraud
- Regulation of therapeutic goods
- Robert Courtney — American pharmacist who dispensed diluted cancer drugs between 1991 and 2001
- Security printing
- VAWD
