Global number of new drugs lost as result of counterfeit drug sales by scenario 2020

Published by
Matej Mikulic,
Dec 10, 2020
Based on an estimated global counterfeit drug market being worth some 200 billion U.S. dollars, revenue losses due to counterfeits are probably accountable for 13 new drugs not being brought to market every year.

Estimated number of new drugs lost annually due to counterfeit sales worldwide as of 2020, by scenario*

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Release date

October 2020

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

as of 2020

Supplementary notes

* In order to account for the uncertainty regarding the precise size of the counterfeit market, four potential economic scenarios are evaluated that are associated with estimated global counterfeit markets of $100 billion, $200 billion, $300 billion, and $431 billion.

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