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21st Century Health Care Terrorism: The Perils of International Drug Counterfeiting Video of Event 9.20.2005
The business of creating, distributing and selling counterfeit pharmaceutical products is an unregulated, criminal and growing part of the global economy. There is one major difference between pharmaceutical counterfeiting and other underground industries: lives are at stake.
Imagine living in a world where doctors were afraid to write prescriptions because it was unclear whether or not the pharmacy had “real” pharmaceuticals. This could be the very dangerous future if the counterfeit pharmaceutical industry continues its growth. This report serves as a primer for those interested in the basics of the global business of counterfeit drugs. It looks at the current size of the market, and its growth in the future.