Experts have issued a warning on the illegal smuggling of counterfeit drugs in UAE that is putting people’s life at risk. A popular brand of Sildenafil and Human Growth Hormone drugs are the commonly counterfeited medicines that are sold illegally in the UAE. These fake drugs are contaminated with opioid, arsenic, pesticides, lead paint, and other poisonous substances. Use of these fake medicines can take a huge toll on the user’s health and may even lead to death .
In a two-day summit held in Dubai that aimed at improving detection methods for illegally smuggled drugs, experts have warned about the proliferation of counterfeit drugs in UAE that is putting people’s life at risk. According to the experts, these fake medicines were commonly manufactured in back-street labs in China, India and South America and are illegally imported into the UAE. The port authorities have intercepted…
