To inflate the sale of counterfeit drugs without the knowledge of consumers, all means are good for offenders. The latest discovery spotted on the Internet is to copy pharmaceutical companies by creating a fake site identical to the original version. The Swiss Pfizer, the first laboratory to have launched into the online marketing of drugs, bore the brunt of this scam. Here is the scam: www.viagra-pfizer-france.com, a pirate site that promises to “buy viagraoriginal cheap without prescription “, we can read on the home page. Copies of the brand logo, visuals and texts are enough to mislead the Internet user who would like to obtain this drug used against the disorder of the erection On the pirate site, Viagra is sold four to five times cheaper than its reference price, which will attract potential buyers.
But on closer inspection, one realizes the deception because the spelling leaves much to be desired. It can also be seen that this site is hosted by the company Online HC Limited, located in a village in the north of Spain.
These drugs, not normally available without a prescription, are counterfeit molecules and therefore dangerous because they may contain active ingredients in inappropriate doses or toxic substances.
Alerted, the Ministry of Health forwarded the information to justice and the order of pharmacists was warned of the scam.
For its part, Pfizer launches an investigation into the origin of this site: “There are very often sites of this type which are created. When we learn of new sites, there is a process which consists of making purchases on them. , to investigate. We then consult with the competent authorities. The process may eventually lead to a “judicial procedure,” Florence Percie du Sert, director of communications for Pfizer France, told AFP.
Remember that since July 12, 4,000 non-prescription drugs can be purchased online on pharmacy sites backed by a dispensary. The list of authorized sites can be found on the ministry website, and on that of Order of pharmacists.
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