• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Galen Institute

A not-for-profit health and tax policy research organization.

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Mission and History
    • Officers and Trustees
    • Scholars and Staff
    • Who was Galen?
  • Activities
    • Core Activities
    • State Leaders Calls
    • Commentary and Oped Tutorial
    • Our Book
    • Galen Guides
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • Major Papers
  • Broadcast Interviews
  • Health Policy Consensus Group

Roger Bate: The hidden danger of fake and substandard medicines

POSTED BY Galen Institute on February 22, 2012.

Counterfeit or poorly made medicines probably kill more than 100,000 patients every year – disproportionately affecting the poor, particularly in Africa. But bad drugs are not confined to the developing world: in 2008, 149 Americans died from contaminated counterfeit heparin, a blood thinning medicine. And the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on February 14th that 19 medical practices had bought counterfeit Avastin, an important cancer drug. So far no adverse reactions have been reported.

Continue reading on Real Clear Markets…

 

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Primary Sidebar

Our Annual Report

Health Care Choices 20/20:

A Vision for the Future

SEARCH

LATEST NEWSLETTER ISSUES

SUBSCRIBE

Social Media

Like Us On Facebook

Twitter: @galeninstitute

 

Copyright Galen Institute, Inc © 2022; · Log in