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The Global Problem of Fake Medicines

WHO estimates 70,000 to 170,000 deaths annually from substandard and falsified antibiotics

Mar 24, 2025
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By: Shobha Shukla and Bobby Ramakant
Fake drugs seized in the Philippines

At least one in 10 medicines in low- and middle-income countries is substandard or falsified, according to a December 2024 study by the World Health Organization, which found that these countries spend an estimated US$30.5 billion per year on bogus drugs, often sold online or in inf…

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