Doctor Fernandez warned about the dangers of fake medication

Everyone has heard about the problem of fake erectile dysfunction medication that is sold in spam e-mails which go to practically every single computer in the world, but not many people know that these illegal and criminal setups even produce fake versions of life saving medication like Tamiflu.

It sounds incredible that some people could stoop so low as to make a complete he useless and dud version of this influenza medication but Ukmedix News has seen reports coming from different parts of the world showing that many individuals have been conned into buying visually identical versions of the Tamiflu drug.

The good news is that scientists working in Georgia have come up with a new way of detecting whether a Tamiflu tablet is real or fake extremely quickly. This means that they will be able to identify whether Tamiflu samples are genuine or fake about twenty times faster than previously with conventional testing.

The process which is called Desorption Electrospray Ionisation Mass Spectrometry or DESI-MS for short can give you clear results about the authenticity of the Tamiflu within one minute. Doctor Fernandez from the Georgia Institute of Technology said that the process was simple to use and did not need any extensive preparation of the Tamiflu samples.

Doctor Facundo M. Fernandez spoke about his research at a conference organised by the American Chemical Society and explain that in a crisis this sort of technology would be essential as hundreds of samples would be able to be tested every day.

Doctor Fernandez warned about the dangers of fake medication around the world and said that people should be especially wary of internet web site advertising very low cost Tamiflu.  At Ukmedix a Pharmacheck system has been set up to enable patients to check the veracity of their Tamiflu by confirming the address of the licenced pharmacist in the United Kingdom from where it comes.  If you are still concerned about the authenticity of your Tamiflu you can look at the Ukmedix web site for instructions about how to verify it directly with the manufacturers of the drug Roche. See http://www.ukmedix.com/tamiflu/roche-tamiflu.cfm