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Written by Erin   
Sunday, 01 February 2009 12:32

 

Are you savvy enough to detect which packaging and pills are fakes? Technology is making it hard to tell legitimate products from rip-offs, and we're not talking Gucci purses here. Here are two photos showing the small differences between authentic and counterfeit drugs that were intercepted in Canada and the U.S.

This is an example of a counterfeit of the human growth hormone drug Serostim.

 

FDA comparison of real and counterfeit Serostim (somatrapin), a human growth hormone used to treat HIV wasting

Image courtesy of National Review of Medicine (Canada)

Suspect (L) and authentic (R) Viagra tablets, one of the most popular drugs purchased from online pharmacies.

Example of counterfeit Viagra

Image courtesy of the FDA
Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 March 2009 13:22
 

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