Propecia, my former brand, is indeed one of the most counterfeited medications... perhaps rivaled only by the erectile dysfunction drugs. Via
a recent post by TheBaldingBlog, here's
a dated by interesting article by UKMedix that reveals the scam. Why does it work?
- It takes months before the effect (or lack of effect takes place), so that's plenty of time to cash in.
- Some men to feel embarrassed to go to a doctor to speak about their hair loss.
The article estimates that thousands of men around the world have stopped using
Propecia believing that it
doesn’t work for them... when in fact if they had used a real version of
Propecia (made by Merck) they would have experienced good results and possibly hair regrowth.
Here's a
discussion on HairlossTalk (a forum) with more information about counterfeit
Propecia. Even better, check out this
FDA warning on fake pharmaceuticals.
