Developing countries counterfeit drugs

The current counterfeit drugs market is estimated to be about US 40 billion and is expected to increase to almost US 80 billion by 2010. Most of the counterfeit drugs are found in developing countries, where the enforcement of the regulatory authorities is weak or ineffective. In general, the distribution of counterfeit drugs as a proportion of the total market is as follows ... 

In our consideration of future trends, certain issues are raised, especially as they concern the quality, stability and safety of drugs, mainly because of the increasing numbers of reports of substandard and counterfeit drugs being found on the market in many developing countries. Furthermore, we need to remember that... 

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