Fake Drugs: Incidences and Effects on the Nation’s Health

Abstract

Drugs are remedies to life or to living a fulfilled life, particularly in today’s world which has not only been filled with pollutants but with poisonous substances introduced into the earth by either natural alterations or by man through processes of civilization and industrialization. Drugs cure ailments and restore life in parts and even in whole when rightly used by man. Man relies on it because of the depreciating nature of the environment that calls for curative and protective measures. A drug is considered fake when its expiry date is overdue, or when it has contents different or slightly different from the inscription on the package. Bodies responsible for the regulation and checks of drugs are majorly responsible for national health. Fake drug consumption can cause depreciating and worsening state of health as well as death. To effectively combat the menace, stringent drug policies and regulations have to be implemented, and support given to the regulating bodies.