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4. Adulteration with Synthetic Drugs (Counterfeit Drugs)

 Counterfeit drugs may contain no active ingredient, the wrong active ingredient or

the wrong amount of the correct active ingredient and can be toxic in nature with

fatallevelsofthewrongactiveingredient. cornstarch , potatostarch or chalk.
 Theyarealsofoundtocommonlycontain