Warning That People Are Dying From Fake Prescription Drugs

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VAST quantities of fake medicines are flooding into Britain every year and have almost certainly caused the deaths of patients, a leading expert claimed yesterday.

Graham Satchwell, a former police detective chief superintendent who now works as an industry security analyst, said the scope of the problem was largely unknown because of a lack of a comprehensive monitoring system. But he claimed that the UK would be doing well even if several hundred- thousand counterfeit drugs were being sold in chemists every year and warned the true figure might run into millions.

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Warning That People Are Dying From Fake Prescription Drugs

The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Authority (MHRA) yesterday told The Scotsman it planned to increase significantly the amount of testing of medicines in an attempt to prevent fakes ...

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