University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Austin, TX, USA.
Nat Med. 2010 Apr;16(4):366. doi: 10.1038/nm0410-366.
Counterfeit drugs are a menacing and deadly problem worldwide. The proliferation of fake drugs is astounding, with over 100 countries reporting incidents of fake drugs, according to a 2008 report from the Pharmaceutical Security Institute. And incidents of drug counterfeiting show no evidence of declining: some industry insiders suggest that the number of counterfeit medicines on the market has increased as much as 25% each year over the past several years.
假药是一个全球性的严重且致命的问题。据 2008 年医药安全协会的报告显示,全球有超过 100 个国家报告了假药事件,假药品的泛滥令人震惊。而且假药制造事件并没有减少的迹象:一些业内人士表示,过去几年,市场上假药的数量每年增加了多达 25%。