Powdered Human Flesh, Real or Not
It’s hard to see how much lower we’re going to sink. Should we be relieved if testing shows these capsules do not really contain human tissue, but just the usual collection of bacteria-laden ingredients common to fake drugs?
Mistakes Leave a Bad Taste
CVS dispenses breast cancer drug Tamoxifen to little kids instead of fluoride, and the protective mechanism is supposed to be that Tamoxifen isn’t flavored, so they’ll spit it out? Are you kidding?
Testing for counterfeit drugs at the point of dispensing
Watch the video on ABC7: InfraTrac’s partner pharmacy, RiverRx, helps us test protocols and spectrometers, as we roll out instant tests to keep patients safe from fakes and mistakes.
Counterfeit Cocoa in Ghana
It’s hard to trust much of anything when even cocoa is faked. Let’s hope there’s no poison or contamination in there.
Hospital Trash
Dumpster diving isn’t the only source of legitimate packaging for fake drugs. China Daily reported recently on an audacious scam for the theft of empty packages from Chinese hospitals. Insiders steal the packages, complete with anti-counterfeiting measures, and fill them with counterfeit medications. It’s a stunning example of why it might make you nervous to know that protective measures have been applied to the cardboard: what you get seems to be genuine protected cardboard, with who-knows-what inside.
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-11/23/content_14145420.htm
My Chinese is pretty limited, but I’m pretty sure I saw ads for fake Rolex watches scrolling beside that China Daily story.
