Forfalskningen af lægemidler stiger konstant. I 2008 alene blev 34 mio. forfalskede lægemidler beslaglagt i EU, og det omfatter ikke onlinemarkedet for disse produkter, hvor det anslås, at 50-90 % af de udbudte lægemidler er forfalskede.
Falsifying of medicines is steadily increasing: in 2008 alone, 34 million falsified medicines were seized in the EU, and that is without mentioning the online market for these products, in which it is estimated that 50-90% of the medicinal products available are falsified.