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9 March 2020Big PharmaRory O'Neill

Europol notes ‘worrying trend’ in fake medicines

EU authorities seized €7.9 million ($8.9 million) worth of counterfeit medicines—including fake cancer drugs, antivirals, and erectile dysfunction medicines—as part of an operation carried out last year.

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