The biggest laugh of all comes when you realize that the prescription drug industry is counterfeit to begin with! It's based on fraudulent studies, dubious hype and marketing propaganda, and a system of drug "safety" at the FDA that's nothing less than criminal in its negligence. If there's a scam going on, the pharmaceutical industry is the biggest scam of them all! What they don't want is some small-time scammer edging in on their big-time scam.
With that much money to be made, and with the price of drugs in the
United States skyrocketing, an increasing number of criminals are
turning to a lucrative trade --- counterfeit medications.
"The counterfeiters are getting more sophisticated," said Dr. Mark
McClellan, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
Aaron Graham, who is in charge of security for the drug company Perdue
Pharma, said producing bogus prescriptions is easy, "because all you
have to do is mimic the color and shape and you have a pill that looks
like the authentic good."
The loophole allows counterfeit drugs to find their way to pharmacies
and ultimately to consumers.
Roberts was taking Serostim, a drug prescribed to AIDS patients to
help keep weight on.
He noticed some subtle differences from previous prescriptions, like
stinging at the injection site and soreness the next day.