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DCU report warns of counterfeit drugs sold online
Tuesday 20 December
Dr Donal O’Mahuna, School of Nursing, and Dr Adam McAuley, School of Law and Government, produced a report entitled ‘Counterfeit Drugs: Towards and Irish Response to a Global Crisis’ which was funded by Department of Health.
The report states that patients who buy drugs over the Internet may be purchasing inferior counterfeit products where the side-effects are dangerous and unknown. The report says that urgent investigation is required to uncover the extent of the problem in the Republic.
The report produced by researchers form Dublin City University states. “Tackling counterfeit drugs requires many different strategies involving the active co-operation of all stakeholders. These include governments, the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare professionals, police, customs, distributors, patients' organisations, and those concerned about people's rights. Most importantly, they involve individuals making decisions not to purchase unregulated drugs of any kind, no matter how attractive they may seen. Only through individual decision and global policies can society embark upon the elimination of this scourge.”