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Drug Counterfeiting Factory Raided

February 2010 | Industry Trend Analysis

The Lebanese customs department has seized large quantities of fake medicines at a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in the country. The amount of drugs seized was not disclosed, but the Ministry of Health was unaware of the factory's activities as it had not been registered by the manufacturer. The incident further underlines that fake pharmaceutical trafficking is continuing to undermine the true sales potential of medicines in Lebanon and the Middle East.

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