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Surging Online Consumer Health Sales Shine Spotlight On Preventing Counterfeiting

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

"Chloroquine is OTC in many parts of the world," says TruTag Technology CEO Michael Bartholomeusz. In demand to treat malaria, chloroquine is "heavily counterfeited" and numerous deaths are attributed each year to patients receiving counterfeits for the actual ingredient.

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As the novel coronavirus pandemic accelerates online spending for consumer health products, the likelihood of counterfeits being provided also could grow, says the developer of an invisible tagging technology for drugs and dietary supplements.

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