Looks like WHO isn’t gonna take it any more, and this time they are serious.  The illegal fake drug trade is one that is not only deceitful and hurts those that take it, but it also can kill people in the most extreme cases, and cause drug interactions that people may not be aware of since the labeling is not consistent or even true for that matter. 

The World Health Organization has finally recognized that this is a really big problem that is not going away on it’s own and has decided to institute serious measures to stop and prevent the illegal fake drug business from going further.  While it probably cannot stop it completely, it certainly is going to try.

This incredibly lucrative business is extremely abounding in poor countries especially, where citizens are more likely to buy fake male enhancement products just to get a reduction in price, often not knowing that what they are buying is a counterfeit knockoff of the real thing which most likely does not contain the exact same ingredients, and therefore may cause negative unknown reactions, or interactions with other medicines they may be on. 

Officials have estimated that fake drugs may account for almost 30% of the drug business in some countries for the reason that people are willing to buy the fakes at substantial discounto to save money, not knowing the risks they are taking. 

The WHO has convinced these country’s governments to monitor drug sales and activities much more closely, and also to treat the counterfeit drug market as a very serious offense and give punishment that accords with a serious offense, to curb the trade and discourage further involvement by the people who are dealing the fake drugs. 

The illegal fake drug market has also been very prominent on the internet, where it is nearly impossible to tell a legit pharmaceutical website from one that may be peddling counterfeit drugs that can potentially do you harm for a discount.  A good rule of thumb is that if the discount seems to good to be true, run the other way.