{"id":14908,"date":"2016-06-20T17:42:42","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T00:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=14908"},"modified":"2014-06-20T17:42:42","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T00:42:42","slug":"new-test-ed-fakes-l0620","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/erectile-dysfunction\/viagra\/new-test-ed-fakes-l0620\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists Develop New Technique to Detect Fake ED Meds"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new test can detect fake Viagra in 10 minutes.<\/figcaption><\/figure> Canadian scientists at the University of Montreal<\/a> have created a new test to check the validity of medications like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. These medications, which are commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction, are the most counterfeited drugs in the world, according to the World Health Organization.<\/p>\n

The new testing process<\/strong><\/p>\n

This new chemical analysis can detect fake medications in just ten minutes and give experts a print out of what the \u201cmedication\u201d is actually made of.<\/p>\n

The method was developed and tested by Philippe Lebel, Alexandra Furtos and Karen Waldron of the university\u2019s Department of Chemistry.<\/p>\n

Current tests can take almost an hour to check a drug\u2019s validity. This new test is faster and provides more information than the current testing method.<\/p>\n

Health Canada has already incorporated it in its counterfeit monitoring process. It could even serve as a model for the rest of the world in the anti-counterfeiting and anti-doping battle.<\/p>\n

The growing problem with fake medications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health experts are seeing an increase in the number of counterfeit pills. There a lot of rouge websites that claim to sell Viagra<\/a> or Cialis<\/a>, but instead of selling the real deal, they make their own version of the medication. Many of these fakes look just like the real thing, but often contain harmful ingredients, Waldon says.<\/p>\n

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ED meds are the most counterfeited drugs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThese drugs are often manufactured in garages with poor sanitation. They can be dosed less, even devoid of the active ingredient,\u201d Waldron said. \u201cWorse, they can contain a different substance that can cause undesirable side effects.\u201d<\/p>\n

“There is no information on the actual origin of these products, their storage conditions, their composition, their dosages, or their toxicity, for example,” Lebel adds.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization estimates that sales of counterfeit medications has reached $75 billion.<\/p>\n

If you decide to order medications online, make sure you\u2019re doing so through a trusted online facilitator. One that sells name brand, FDA-approved medications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Canadian scientists at the University of Montreal have created a new test to check the validity of medications like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. These medications, which are commonly used to treat erectile dysfunction, are the most counterfeited drugs in the world, according to the World Health Organization. The new testing process This new chemical analysis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14637,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[47,20,50,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cialis","category-erectile-dysfunction","category-levitra","category-viagra"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t