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Counterfeit Drugs in Developing Nations: How Fake Medicines Are Killing People and What Can Be Done

Counterfeit Drugs in Developing Nations: How Fake Medicines Are Killing People and What Can Be Done
Dec, 4 2025 Liana Pendleton

Counterfeit drugs in developing nations kill tens of thousands annually, with fake antimalarials and antibiotics causing treatment failures, drug resistance, and preventable deaths. Here's how they're made, why they spread, and what's being done to stop them.