Counterfeit drugs are flooding the Polish market

Viagra Gypsum, Amphetamine-based slimming and lead herbs – these are some examples of counterfeit drugs being offered illegally in Poland.

According to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, only last year the Customs Service seized counterfeit goods worth nearly 40 thousand zlotys. euro. 10,5 thousand people were detained pieces of counterfeit medicines, most often Viagra and cialis. According to experts, this is just the tip of the iceberg. According to police data, steroids, slimming preparations, and even drugs used in the treatment of cancer, psychotropic drugs and cardiological drugs are also falsified.

The World Health Organization reported that Poles spend around PLN 100 million on fake medicines annually.

(CARDBOARD)

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