Counterfeit drugs are fake medicines, or medicines which have been manufactured or packaged fraudulently. They do not meet quality standards, are not approved by health authorities, and their sale is illegal in many parts of the world, including Australia. Counterfeit medicines have not been tested, and their effectiveness in curing the diseases they claim to treat has not been proven.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines counterfeit medicines as those which are ‘deliberately and fraudulently mislabelled with respect to identity and/or source.’
For more information, see Counterfeit Drugs.
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