167.5 million Americans use prescription drugs, and 25% can’t afford them.
With around 25% of Americans experiencing “medication insecurity”—the inability to afford prescribed medication at least once over the last year—many are turning to alternative sources to access their medication, including online “gray market” pharmacies.
Unfortunately, though extremely widespread, these pharmacies are often not legitimate. A study from the NABP found that 96% of the 11,688 internet pharmacies they analyzed did not comply with U.S. federal or state laws. These pharmacies were often found to be operating illegally, and frequently sold counterfeit or substandard medications. Even more frightening, according to the WHO, up to 10% of all medication worldwide may be substandard or falsified.
How You Can Keep Yourself Safe
Individuals deserve to know what their medications truly contain, regardless of where they were purchased. So, as a response, we have been researching methods for testing and identifying some of the most common pharmaceuticals—like Viagra, Wegovy, Ozempic, and Phentermine—that are also commonly purchased from gray market or underground sources. In light of pharmaceutical shortages, like the Wegovy shortage, many are turning to other markets to simply access their medication.
Our Pharmaceutical Test Kits will help keep a huge portion of the public safe. We are in Year 2 of our development process in creating test kits for these medications, and many others.
Need A Test Kit for Wegovy, Ozempic, Viagra, or Phentermine?
With so many Americans purchasing medication from alternative sources, we are determined to bring our Pharmaceutical Test Kits to the public as quickly as possible.
With proper funding, we plan to extend into a wide range of other common pharmaceuticals, such as antidepressants, heart and blood pressure medication, and diabetes treatments, among many others. To expedite the research and development of these test kits, support us by donating below!