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In Depth: Where Do Fake Covid Drugs Come From?

By Jiang Moting, Cui Xiaotian, Bao Yunhong and Denise Jia
2023年01月31日 16:00
Amid a pandemic buying frenzy and surging black market prices, Chinese distributors point fingers at manufacturers of generic drugs in India
A customs official checks a box of Paxlovid in Shanghai on March 17. Photo: VCG

The rapid unwinding of China’s Covid restrictions last month triggered a wave of stockpiling of antiviral drugs including Paxlovid, but access to the treatment has been limited due to low domestic supply. That opened the door to a thriving black market for Indian generic versions and copies that turned out to be fake.

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