Fake Medicines Are a Dangerous Threat in Africa - 3 Ways to Spot Them TC_Africa: Africa
that the internet is the largest source of counterfeit goods as most traders operate outside national borders and national laws governing the quality of medicines and their proper handling.Inspect your productIt should be labelled with the product name, the details of the manufacturer - such as their name and physical address - and its expiry date. Where possible, check the batch number - this is a serial code which can be used to trace when and where the product was made.
If it's a product you have used before, try to match it with previous packaging. Take a photograph of the product if you're using it often for future comparison.Open the package and ensure that the medication is intact. Tablets, for instance, may be blister-packed. Make sure that the blisters have not been tampered with and the seal hasn't been broken. The blisters must all look the same and possess an expiry date and the name of the product.
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