Officials: Majority of foreign drugs sold online fake
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="counterfeit">counterfeit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Food">Food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authenticity">authenticity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="generic">generic</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="authenticity">authenticity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="guaranteed">guaranteed</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="generic">generic</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="supplied">supplied</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fake">fake</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ineffective">ineffective</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhi">Zhi</span> <span word="Xiuyi">Xiuyi</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lung">Lung</span> <span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="Diagnosis">Diagnosis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Treatment">Treatment</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="generic">generic</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Due">Due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="patents">patents</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="market">market</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="generic">generic</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Cancer">Cancer</span> <span word="treatments">treatments</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Gleevec">Gleevec</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($1,600) <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="generic">generic</span> <span word="treatments">treatments</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p>
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