title: Fake medicines: a global threat.
abstract: COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES are a growing problem in developing and developed countries. In May, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that £8.6 million of counterfeit and unlicensed medicines, including huge hauls of potentially harmful slimming pills, and controlled drugs such as diazepam and anabolic steroids, had been seized in the UK ( MHRA 2014 ).
authors.affiliation: International Council of Nurses.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barry