Do a test

[Brandon]

One of the best tests you can do at home is to heat a small glassful of water to bath temperature and see if one of the pills dissolves completely in the water. This works because bath temperature is roughly human body temperature, however, counterfeiters sometimes use talc, dolomite or gypsum to bind the pill together, and these substances do not dissolve well.

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[Oskar]

Fake and real pills can be different in their price. Extremely low prices always raise questions

 

[pkaslam556]

I can tell you a few ways to identify fake drugs. When you go home after buying pills, take note of one, whether there is any doubt about the color, size, composition of the drug. Check whether there is any broken parts in the medicine. If you are in doubt, avoid taking it. If the drug is crystalline, see if it is as strong or soft as the previously purchased drug. If there is an abscess on the inside of the medicine, the drug should be avoided.

 

[Jackie]

I would hate to buy the pills, test them, and only then find out they are fake. Aren't they easier ways of doing this? Like maybe a way to check beforehand?

 

[Sam6065]

You can use mobile phone apps to scan the barcodes on certain items or text it to a number via SMS for free and revive almost instant information about the product as to whether it is legally certified or not.

Possibly take the meds to your doctor or ring them before risking taking anything that could be fake. The risks aren’t worth it.

 

[SiaRodgers]

I would hate to buy the pills, test them, and only then find out they are fake. Aren't they easier ways of doing this? Like maybe a way to check beforehand?

The only way is verifying that the source (pharmacy) has always been a supplier of original meds. The recommendations above are for those who've already found themselves with the drugs, so they want to make sure that they don't fall victim to poison or other effects.

 

[pervej]

One of the best tests you can do at home is to heat a small glassful of water to bath temperature and see if one of the pills dissolves completely in the water. This works because bath temperature is roughly human body temperature, however, counterfeiters sometimes use talc, dolomite or gypsum to bind the pill together, and these substances do not dissolve well.

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Thank you for this idea, I will try it when I buy drugs next time.

 

[Christina]

There are "signs" by which you can recognize an unscrupulous drug manufacturer:

• broken packaging integrity
• uneven font
• spelling errors in the instructions

All this directly can not affect the quality of the drug, but it is precisely such "little things" that allow the buyer to detect potential counterfeit right at the pharmacist's window.

 

[Christina]

I would hate to buy the pills, test them, and only then find out they are fake. Aren't they easier ways of doing this? Like maybe a way to check beforehand?

Yea, agree with you! Read my previous post.

 

[NealChristensen]

The low prices is what I notice first. People are in this business to make money, not give you a good deal.

 

[Farah Islam]

One of the best tests you can do at home is to heat a small glassful of water to bath temperature and see if one of the pills dissolves completely in the water. This works because bath temperature is roughly human body temperature, however, counterfeiters sometimes use talc, dolomite or gypsum to bind the pill together, and these substances do not dissolve well.

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Thanks, Brandon, I made this experiment with my kids haha

 

[Samuel Heaton]

Thanks, Brandon, I made this experiment with my kids haha

I don't think it was a good idea cause kids shouldn't be allowed to deal with medications. It is dangerous!