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I have been reading about the increase of counterfeit drugs in our world. I know that there is a very good chance of getting counterfeit drugs when buying them online. What are the chances of getting counterfeit drugs at your local pharmacy? I am talking like antibiotics, blood pressure pills etc. not necessarily narcotics.

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42 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

I have been reading about the increase of counterfeit drugs in our world. I know that there is a very good chance of getting counterfeit drugs when buying them online. What are the chances of getting counterfeit drugs at your local pharmacy? I am talking like antibiotics, blood pressure pills etc. not necessarily narcotics.

There have been a few instances where pharmacies have gotten counterfeits and not known it. 

 

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7 minutes ago, ayin jade said:

There have been a few instances where pharmacies have gotten counterfeits and not known it. 

 

How was it resolved? Were the drugs brought back by families because of a suspicion? How did they know these were counterfeit drugs? They look just like the real thing.

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3 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

How was it resolved? Were the drugs brought back by families because of a suspicion? How did they know these were counterfeit drugs? They look just like the real thing.

Pharmacies get their meds from a single source, a contracted supplier. Sometimes those suppliers get counterfeit meds without knowing it. They look identical to real meds with their packaging too. I assume they find out because it doesnt work. But let me google and see.  

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1 minute ago, ayin jade said:

Pharmacies get their meds from a single source, a contracted supplier. Sometimes those suppliers get counterfeit meds without knowing it. They look identical to real meds with their packaging too. I assume they find out because it doesnt work. But let me google and see.  

With a very serious infection or a serious illness it seems like that could lead to death.

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2 minutes ago, missmuffet said:

With a very serious infection or a serious illness it seems like that could lead to death.

Yes it could. And the feds, and pharmacists, take it quite seriously. 

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/CounterfeitMedicine/ucm235435.htm

Thats what to do. 

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Thanks jade :)

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