Number	15241
Subject	Health Care
Source	CBS News 60 Minutes
State	None
Year	1998
Publication Date	January 18, April 26, 1998
Summary	CBS News 60 Minutes' two-part investigation of the international pharmaceutical industry begins with an examination of how counterfeit and substandard medicines are shipped around the world- with the unwitting help of the World Health Organization, which is supposed to eradicate this deadly trade. The second part looks at international drug companies, which critics say bore some responsibility for he shortage of a critically important drug in the United States.
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Pages	16
Keywords	VIDEOCLIP TAPE TRANSCRIPT pharmaceuticals;profiteering;fraud
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