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Fake drugs flood Poland

03.02.2010 13:10

Viagra made of plaster, diet pills containing amphetamine and herbs polluted with lead are just some examples of fake drugs distributed in Poland.

Last year, the Customs Service confiscated over 10,500 fake drugs worth 40,000 euro. Most of them were Viagra and Cialis imitations, which aimed at boosting potency. Pharmaceutical market experts claim that it is just a tip of the iceberg and counterfeited drugs are easily accessible.

Police reports show that diet pills, steroids, psychotropic and anti-cancer medicines are frequently falsified.

According to the World Health Organization, Poles spend about 100 million zloty (25 million euro) a year on fake drugs. (mg)

Source: Dziennik Gazeta Prawna

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Pioro

04/02/2010 14:31:16

That's why the comments on this site keep getting dumber and dumber. It's all the lead-laced herbs you all keep taking! ;^)

Jonty

04/02/2010 15:22:25

This is a very vacuous report. Typical of sloppy reporting and cheap sensationalism. No details. Tell me - 10,500 fake drugs - does this mean 10,500 pills or 10,500 different drugs. If they were worth 40,000 euros - then that is an amazingly miniscule amount of drugs found. The customs service should be ashamed of their ineptitude. So Poles spend 25m euro on fake drugs - who knows - what is the source of this information? And if they do what are they doing about it. Are these drugs available from our high street Apteka or under counter, in clubs and pubs! please improve your standard of reporting or I shall not bother to read this site.

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