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Fighting the public health threat of counterfeit drugs by PBS NewsHour
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Fighting the public health threat of counterfeit drugs

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Length 7 minutes
Language English
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Summary

Fake pharmaceuticals are a multi-billion dollar problem around the world. Made and packaged to look like the real deal, these phonies may contain a fraction of the active ingredients or none at all. these fake drugs can have serious consequences in countries with tenuous health care, as well as in the developed world. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya.

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