The Real Problem of Fake Medications
Salmonella outbreaks from peanuts and tomatoes are scary enough, but consider the repercussions of contaminated medications people take several times a day. The Food and Drug Administration reported that 95 Americans died from ingesting tainted blood-thinning medication last year. The FDA believed the drug, heparin, was “intentionally contaminated” in China—a main source of counterfeit medicines. The FDA defines counterfeit medicines as “ fake or copycat medicines ” that may be contaminated,