Combating Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines in India: Legal Framework and the Way Ahead
Journal: Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities
Year: 2023

India has witnessed an exponential rise in markets of counterfeit medicines. Public health and well-being have suffered drastically due to these nefarious enterprises that are engaged in the trade of fake and substandard drugs for making illegal profits. As per WHO, the global market of fake drugs amount to 200 billion USD and 67% of these counterfeit drugs were categorized as dangerous to human health. Perpetrators have targeted Indian markets because it is a lucrative avenue for them and India