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Fake Drugs Exposed by Rapid Chemical Assay

Counterfeit (left) and genuine (right) samples of artesunate from Cameroon.

Counterfeit (left) and genuine (right) samples of artesunate from Cameroon.

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Photo of Facundo M. Fernandez,  professor of chemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Facundo M. Fernandez, professor of chemistry at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and his team conducted forensic analyses of samples of genuine and counterfeit artesunate, the active ingredient in current anti-malaria drug therapies. Unfortunately, drug counterfeiters in Southeast Asia produce and sell drugs containing fake artesunate, which has led to avoidable deaths and reduced confidence on the part of patients, health care workers and others in this effective drug treatment. Drug counterfeiting is a multi-billion-dollar business.

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Photo of Georgia Tech graduate student Leonard Nyadong demonstrating an ionization technique.

Georgia Tech graduate student Leonard Nyadong demonstrates an ionization technique that speeds up the testing of samples.

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Graduate student Christina Hampton shows samples of drugs tested in the Fernandez lab at Georgia Tech.

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