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World Service,09 Aug 2004,22 mins

Black Market Medicine

Pills, Patients and Profits

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Getting access to medication is difficult in some countries. Distribution is sparse and unequal, which has created a black market for medicines. This programme looks at how criminals are profiting from fake pharmaceuticals and are endangering lives.

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