Combating Counterfeit and Substandard Medicines in India: Legal Framework and the Way Ahead

India has witnessed an exponential rise in markets of counterfeit medicines. Public health and well-being have suffered drastically due to these nefarious enterprises that are engaged the trade fake substandard drugs for making illegal profits. As per WHO, global market amount 200 billion USD 67% were categorized as dangerous human health. Perpetrators targeted Indian because it is a lucrative avenue them doesn’t stringent regime or legal framework tackle menace drugs. fourth largest export-import In addition people, ethical companies manufacturing genuine medicines also endured heavy losses booming medicine market. Though certain administrative bodies place combat challenge, criminals keep coming up with new methods defraud public well government. The authors, this article, attempted conduct comprehensive analysis contemporary trends challenges pertaining racket. author analyzed legislative policy its efficacy against