Dozens of patients suffering from cancer could be dying in Ohio from taking counterfeit drugs. An alarming 10% of all imported medicines in Ohio are counterfeit says Dr. Tim Johnson, President, American Association of Pharmaceuticals.
Most of the counterfeit drugs originate from Asian countries with the main culprits being India and China. The recent survey by AAP raises pertinent questions on the ability of the monitoring agencies to effectively regulate and monitor the sale of drugs (Grey, 6).
Doctors are concerned that cancer patients especially might have needlessly died by unknowingly consuming the counterfeit drugs. A senior doctor at ...