Originally Posted by godofdeviltry
It doesnt. Doesnt UK have an authority that approves drugs ? Doesnt matter if its called FDA or DA as long as one exists. If it is sneaked in by individuals, then how do you know they are real drugs made in these countries. For all I know they could be bought in vietnam and could have stickers of made in india/pakistan or elsewhere. Did you know that we get fake drugs (High end steroids & body building stuff) in india that carry “Made in EU” labels? Most of these are made in Africa, Thailand and Malaysia. The point im trying to make is why would people like you want to buy stuff that is not even imported through legitimate channel? Dave hope you dont misconstrue me for asking these questions. Im just alarmed at how easily these things can be sold as drugs from a specific country without the drug actually originating from there. I admit that I cannot say that these drugs were actually not made in india/pak/egypt. However, You must be carefull with such high end products that cause allergy or other reactions.
OK, I know guys personally who have bought the stuff from pharmacies in India and Pakistan. I live in the Uk and plenty of people here go to pharmacies in India and Pakistan when they see relatives out here and buy it from there - no question of them being made outside of India/Pakistan at all. You can also check the product against pictures of the real stuff but ultimately no-one is gonna fake something which only costs about $1-2 per ampoule anyway.
Otoh, much more likely an Indian company will fake cabergoline (very expensive drug to make as are all drugs in its class) as there will be considerable profit in it. Plus ultimately would I trust a country as corrupt, bureaucratic and full of bribery as India/Pakistan (what my Indian and Pakistani friends say btw) to make genuine products? No way. Plus I don’t trust their health and safety in general. A country where lax checks allowed the Bhopal disaster, massive loss of life every year on its railways and roads, poor hygiene in general, unclean water, millions living in unsanitary conditions, lol, I could go on, but a country like that I would rather not by neurological drugs from. I would like to see you dispute any of the facts presented there because they are pretty well established especially corruption and bribery and cutting corners when it comes to healthcare to lower costs (as what happened in the pepsi/coke story and bhopal disaster).
Bottom line - like in china also one of the reason these countries can get away with producing many goods cheap is shitty production values, poor health and safety standards etc.