Facts about fake drugs

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

With the increased competition in online pharmacies, the number of fraud pharmacies is also increasing. These fraud pharmacies generally deal with fake drugs with the intent of deceiving the end user. Fake drugs also known as counterfeit drugs contain the wrong active ingredient or no active ingredient at all. This reduces the safety, efficiency and quality of these drugs.

Several cases of fraud pharmacies come up every year. Either branded or generic medicines, the name is generally mislabeled so as to cheat the customer. This results in violation of trademark laws. Both expensive and cheap drugs can be faked. But when expensive drugs are faked, people generally fall a prey to them as they are offered at low prices. These drugs may not contain all the ingredients which are required to be present in reality.

Also in some cases, you may be surprised to find a drug online at a very less price. You may be attracted to such low prices. But beware of such fraud pharmacies. It is absolutely essential to check the authenticity of medicines before purchasing them.

Not all pharmacies providing medicines online are deceptive. There exits certain online clinics which provide online consultation with their doctors. It is only after your health is evaluated by the registered doctors that you are offered with a prescription. In order to reach a proper registered pharmacy, it is necessary that you make a thorough research about the process the pharmacy follows. There can be no space for fake drugs when your health is concerned. After all someone has rightly quoted Health is Wealth!