New Service Laboratory for Rapid Determination of Suspected Counterfeit Medications

San Jose, CA, March 24, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Recent research, as published in the International Journal of Clinical Practice, shows that taking Internet drugs can kill and bypassing health care systems can leave life-threatening problems undiagnosed. It is estimated, by the World Health Organization, that 90% of counterfeit drugs are sold on the Internet and that the global sale of counterfeit drugs will reach $75 billion this year. Current recommendations for consumers to test for suspected counterfeit medications do not provide conclusive evidence, nor provide details on what is actually contained in the purchased medication. To this, a new company, Independent Analysis Laboratories (IAL) has been created to provide rapid determination of suspected counterfeit medications. Based in Silicon Valley, California, and relying on recent advanced in the field of X-ray diffraction, IAL is able to provide consumers either a simple confirmation of the presence or absence of the active ingredients or a more complete analysis informing them of the actual components. IAL has analyzed many samples and finds most are fake, comprised of either sugar, limestone, drywall, or in some cases hazardous materials, such as mercury containing minerals.

IAL provides this rapid service through its new on-line store which can be found at www.pharma-testlabs.com. The basic test is just under $US30, where the complete analysis is priced at just under $US50.

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