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Detecting counterfeit medicines - think you can do it?

ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
edited 2013-02-09 10:58 in Announcements
Maybe Braino can find a use for his pocket spectrograph after all?


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From Forbes:

"...It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but you can no longer be sure what will actually be in your next medicine vial. According to the World Health Organization’s estimates, it is thought that 10-15 percent of the world’s drug supply (and approximately half that much in the United States) is counterfeit..."



http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrymiller/2012/02/16/fake-drugs-all-at-a-pharmacy-near-you/

Comments

  • Cats92Cats92 Posts: 149
    edited 2013-02-09 10:58
    Never buy medecines on internet they are often dangerous

    and in the best case under dosed and inefficient.

    Jean Paul
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