Finding a cure: how big pharma can tackle counterfeiting

Counterfeit medications are one of the most worrisome issues for the pharmaceutical industry. The complexities of the global marketplace, from elaborate international supply chains to digital transactions that increasingly take place online and are consequently more difficult to monitor, have combined to make the task of identifying, tracking and policing the production and sale of counterfeit drugs more formidable than ever.

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