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Counterfeit drugs are fakes. They are not produced under safe manufacturing conditions and are not inspected by regulatory authorities. They may look the same9 as a real medicine but they can contain: 10
SOURCES
1fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm143558.htm
2http://www.nccmerp.org/about-medication-errors
3psnet.ahrq.gov/primers/primer/23/medication-errors
4fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm096403.htm
5fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ucm079480.htm
6safemedication.com/safemed/PharmacistsJournal/How-to-Safely-Store-and-Dispose-of-Your-Medications
7fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/UCM163961.pdf
8cdc.gov/medicationsafety/parents_childrenadversedrugevents.html
9cdc.gov/features/counterfeitdrugs/index.html
10fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/ucm079278.htm
11who.int/bulletin/volumes/88/4/10-020410/en/