A recent phenomenon from Dubai yielded more than 1, 00,000 fake erectile dysfunction pills sold in a very estimated street value of DH 4 million. This is quiet expected; especially for sex pills the market is wide open. Under the name of generic forms there are numerous such pharmacies involved in offering fake sex pills to people. These tablets were apprehended from a flat and vehicle tracked with medications like Cialis, Levitra, Viagra the father of impotence cures. These three are the world’s most famous erectile dysfunction treatments. This was not limited to erotic enhancers, but phoney slimming pills were also impounded.
12 blue colored Viagra tablets were retailed for Dh422 composed of 50mg strengths, and four pills of 100mg for Dh281.5. On this evaluation, Yasar Yaman, the director of global security for Europe, Middle east and Africa Pfizer, confirmed of the two incursions, but still there is no direct information on the sources dealing in fake counterparts. However, medical authorities of Dubai shared a commitment with Pfizer of protecting their patients from the hazards of counterfeit drugs that were involved.
Since, 2005, around, in fact more than 5,000, 00 doses of counterfeit Viagra has been confiscated in UAE. Dubai has experienced it before, in September 2007, Customs inspectors took possession of even more than 5 million pills worth Dh18 million. This was one of the largest raids on fake drugs. This time some new impositions are on their way to reduce the selling of such products.