Risk of counterfeit drugs (second of two parts)
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We talked last week about counterfeit drugs and how the problem
Is bad, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The World Health Organization says up to thirty percent of the drugs that are sold in many developing countries are not real.
It is also estimated that up to fifty per cent of the drugs sold online are fake. This may put people at risk, even in rich countries represent only a small part of the market are counterfeit.
Today we look at what is
Combating counterfeit medicines.
Many companies are developing ways to make fraud easier to identify. There are ways the list, like a machine that can quickly identify the chemicals in pill form to ascertain if the pills are real.
Other ideas include things such as special codes to track groups of drugs. People can send a text message with the code and a message confirming that what is bought is listed in the database.
Put some drug manufacturers and other companies three-dimensional images called holograms on their products as a safety.
Other anti-counterfeiting efforts
Include the use of RFID tags. Many companies use these tags to keep track of electronic products through the supply chain from the manufacturer. The Food and Drug Administration RFID tags serve as electronic safety net to make it easier to catch counterfeits. July last, and advised the Food and Drug Administration manufacturers to add the IDs so-called physical and chemical medicines. These are specialty chemicals,
Colors or flavors that counterfeiters can not copy easily.
Bryan Liang is with the Partnership for drugs that are safe, an organization in the United States. He says that the Internet is not just a place where people can go wrong in buying counterfeit medicines.
There is also a place where counterfeiters can find all the materials they need
To make it.
He says that the most important members "of the team unveiled a counterfeit" is the patients themselves, said the raids on counterfeiters often a result of information from people who
Bought fake drugs.
Said Bryan Liang, persons who
About drugs and their effects
Medicines are the best
Security against forgery.
This is your KUNA English Development Report. You can find the report in the last week of counterfeit medicines to voaspecialenglish.com.
(Adapted from 01Mar2010 Radio program)
We talked last week about counterfeit drugs and how the problem
Is bad, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The World Health Organization says up to thirty percent of the drugs that are sold in many developing countries are not real.
It is also estimated that up to fifty per cent of the drugs sold online are fake. This may put people at risk, even in rich countries represent only a small part of the market are counterfeit.
Today we look at what is
Combating counterfeit medicines.
Many companies are developing ways to make fraud easier to identify. There are ways the list, like a machine that can quickly identify the chemicals in pill form to ascertain if the pills are real.
Other ideas include things such as special codes to track groups of drugs. People can send a text message with the code and a message confirming that what is bought is listed in the database.
Put some drug manufacturers and other companies three-dimensional images called holograms on their products as a safety.
Other anti-counterfeiting efforts
Include the use of RFID tags. Many companies use these tags to keep track of electronic products through the supply chain from the manufacturer. The Food and Drug Administration RFID tags serve as electronic safety net to make it easier to catch counterfeits. July last, and advised the Food and Drug Administration manufacturers to add the IDs so-called physical and chemical medicines. These are specialty chemicals,
Colors or flavors that counterfeiters can not copy easily.
Bryan Liang is with the Partnership for drugs that are safe, an organization in the United States. He says that the Internet is not just a place where people can go wrong in buying counterfeit medicines.
There is also a place where counterfeiters can find all the materials they need
To make it.
He says that the most important members "of the team unveiled a counterfeit" is the patients themselves, said the raids on counterfeiters often a result of information from people who
Bought fake drugs.
Said Bryan Liang, persons who
About drugs and their effects
Medicines are the best
Security against forgery.
This is your KUNA English Development Report. You can find the report in the last week of counterfeit medicines to voaspecialenglish.com.
(Adapted from 01Mar2010 Radio program)
Risk of counterfeit drugs (second of two parts)
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