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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaboy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: MAKING A ROGER BATE Counterfeit pharmaceuticals kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. Although most pervasive in poor countries, counterfeit drug trafficking is a worrying new phenom- enon in the developed world. Payoffs for counterfeiters are high-the global market amounts to billions of dollars per year-and potential punishment is slight compared to the strict penalties facing narcotics dealers. From Internet pharmacies frequented by American consumers to the back streets of New Delhi, counterfeit drug trafficking is a complex, deadly, and increasingly lucrative industry that is becoming an attractive arena for organized crime. In this groundbreaking study, Roger Bate traces pharmaceutical counterfeiting around the world, from developed nations, where counterfeiters often target lifestyle drugs such as Viagra, to developing countries, where counterfeiters favor therapeutic medicines such as antimalarials and antibiotics. Enforcement in developing nations is hampered by inadequate education, feeble regulation, and sluggish policing of existing laws. The United States is struggling to thwart an insidious Internet market. Making a Killing: The Deadly Implications of the Counterfeit Drug Trade champ- ions greater cooperation between wealthy and poor nations to quash the trade in coun- terfeit pharmaceuticals. Bate calls for fortified policing resources, harsher penalties for counterfeiters, widespread public education, and commonsense consumer vigilance against this danger. Western policymakers must act immediately to quell the deadly counterfeit market in developing countries-and to ensure the integrity of their products at home. Roger Bate is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. He writes exten- sively on topics such as endemic diseases in developing countries (malaria, HIV/AIDS); access and innovation in pharmaceuticals; taxes and tariffs; water policy; and interna- tional health agreements. CURRENT EVENTS/PUBLIC HEALTH $15.00 ISBN-13 978-0-8447-4264-9 A AE ISBN-10 0-8447-4264-3 Aerican Enterprise Institute 5 1 501a for Public Policy Research 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 9 780844 742649

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