Surging Online Consumer Health Sales Shine Spotlight On Preventing Counterfeiting
Executive Summary
"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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