A Counterfeit Epidemic

This is a great video! This is the first video of their little series about counterfeits. I have posted a video from their series a few posts ago, but wanted to link the first and let you take a look at the first one and possibly look through the other topics too and educate yourself.

This video answers the question of “what are counterfeit medicines?” – You will learn about the labs that make them and just how terrible they really are.

Here is a list of the videos. Some are only a little over a minute long. Very informative.

Exhibit I: A Counterfeit Epidemic

Exhibit II: Recipe for a Fake

Exhibit III: The Counterfeit Network

Exhibit IV: Online Pharmacy Scams

Exhibit V: Collecting the Evidence

Exhibit VI: Searching for Fakes

Exhibit VII: Counterfeiting and Beyond

Exhibit VIII: Pfizer Global Security

Exhibit IX: Buying Medicine Safely Online

Exhibit X: Pre-Roll

Almost Counterfeit OD

A man in Manila, Philippines had a plan to commit suicide by overdosing on sedatives. Hours later nothing happened to him, but little did he know that those were counterfeit drugs, which were confirmed by a lab. This is a very rare case, of course it is, usually people succeed when they try to OD on something. Ironic isn’t it? According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this is a rare case because counterfeits are usual killers. Most cases go unreported so it is hard to have good solid statistics. People usually do not know they are taking counterfeits, they blame their continued sickness on something else, people rarely attribute it to the “all curing” drugs they are taking.

We are all victims of this horrendous public health problem. Branded and generic products are counterfeited several ways, by being substandard (little amount of correct ingredients), false, outdated, or falsely packaged. FDA Director Suzette Lazo stated that ”We are all victims of counterfeit drugs. The industry is a victim because they are cheated of the market that rightfully belongs to them. But it is the patient that suffers from the scourge of counterfeit drugs.”

A 2005 US FDA study estimates that worldwide sales of fake drugs exceed $ 3.5 billion a year. Every year the counterfeiters are getting better and better. Consumers need to be more aware of the drugs they are taking and where they are purchasing them from. Please click HERE for more information on how to tell if they are counterfeit and to read the original article.

Counterfeit Network

Good video put out by Pfizer. First you need to find someone to manufacture tablets then you need to sell it by having a whole distribution network. These people are very sophisticated. They target the correct people. They may claim to be from Canada,  but they are really all around the world. There usually is no pharmacy. They have nothing. This money you give them will go to many different places, mainly to fund organized crime, such as terrorism. You can easily find good pharmacies online by going to www.vippspharmacies.net.