Counterfeit drugs a real issue!

The International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) issued a press release today on the dangers of counterfeit drugs:

“Besides the fact that the existence of unregulated markets, the sale of diverted and counterfeit drugs and the purchase of drugs containing controlled substances without prescription contravenes international treaties on drug control, it is important for consumers to realize that what they think is a cut-price medication bought on an unregulated market may however have potentially lethal effects whenever the consumed drugs are not the genuine product or are taken without medical advice. Instead of healing, they can take lives,” said Dr. Philip O. Emafo, President, INCB.

Click here to read the press release.