Abstract

SPURIOUS DRUGS (A BRIEF REVIEW)

Pooja Agrawal, Virendra Kushwaha*, Alpana Sahu and Pradeep Kumar

Abstract

Today's worldwide community has recognized the spread of spurious medications as a threat, particularly in developing nations. The sale of spurious drugs is a specialized form of white-collar crime. These medications can have various negative effects, including therapeutic failure, severe adverse events, and even death. Steps taken for the prevention of spurious drugs are drug quality monitoring, monitoring of drugs through the supply chain, technological innovation, enforcement of laws and legislation, awareness and vigilance, international cooperation and generic medicine promoting strategies.

Keywords: Spurious drugs, Therapeutic failure, Awareness, Vigilance.