said in a statement that distributors that were not authorized by Gilead to sell its brand of medications had sold the counterfeit drugs to pharmacies where Gilead drug bottles had been tampered with.
Counterfeit drugs could be serious and life-threatening, the company warned. The fakes could have a different medicine or be mixed with other ingredients.
Additionally, these fake or tampered with drugs may have been made in unhygienic conditions.Gilead notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the situation and alerted the impacted pharmacies.
The biopharmaceutical company said it's continuing to work with authorities to remove the tampered bottles from circulation.“The safety of individuals taking Gilead medication is always our.