Medication or pharmaceutical item which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent its origin, authenticity or effectiveness.
1The counterfeit drug market is worth around $200 billion worldwide annually, WHO says, making it the most lucrative trade of illegally copied goods.
2Thousands of pharmacies, market stalls or street peddlers sell the cheap, counterfeit drugs.
3Lofgren's words do not mean she favors online piracy or the online distribution of counterfeited drugs.
4They can also end up buying cheaper, but ineffective, counterfeit drugs being sold in the street.
5The Irish medicines regulator has been dragged into an international row over proposals to tackle counterfeit drugs.
6The "Viagra" and other counterfeit drugs allegedly sold by the man were made in China.
7World Health Organization emphasizes the need for development and distribution of screening methods explicitly targeted to counterfeit drugs.
8Mayo and Dublin-based engineering consultancy Horizon has developed tracking systems designed to limit the circulation of counterfeit drugs.
9HEWLETT-PACKARD'S Irish operations have been instrumental in developing a new service, to be announced today, which targets counterfeit drugs.
10The controversial company had earlier won government contracts despite a history of supplying below-standard or counterfeit drugs to PNG.
11We also must resolutely crack down on the production and sale of counterfeit drugs, medical apparatus and sanitary materials.
12Poor quality drugs, counterfeit drugs, incomplete use of drugs and other factors all contribute to the problem, the report found.
13In some cases, the websites simply use the ploy to steal credit card data or to deliver counterfeit drugs, Marcus said.
14When counterfeit drugs are sold as genuine products there is a serious risk that those consuming could be damaging their health.
15We don't dispute that rampant piracy of music, movies, software, and the sale of counterfeited drugs runs rampant on the internet.
16It's not just counterfeit drugs being smuggled in, but even legitimately registered drugs, as some companies try to dodge fees or taxes.
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