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Counterfeit Drugs
Allan Urry investigates how criminal syndicates have been able to target GPs, hospitals and chemists with cheap counterfeit drugs. With the NHS under pressure to cut its 11 billion-pound annual spending on medicines, has the hunt for cheaper alternatives opened the door to these dangerous fakes?
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Sun 8 Feb 200917:00
BBC Radio 4 FM
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- Tue 3 Feb 200920:00BBC Radio 4
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