[Internet pharmacies and counterfeit drugs].
Counterfeit drugs are mainly distributed via the internet. On statement of the World Health Organization (WHO), one medicine out of ten ordered on the internet is counterfeit. Fighting against counterfeits needs close and international cooperation among manufacturers, wholesalers, pharmacies and agencies.
Schweim
Janna K
JK
Drug Regulatory Affairs, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität, Bonn.
Schweim
Harald G
HG
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D013287:Illicit Drugs; D055553:Prescription Drugs