Counterfeit drug type #7: Antidepressants, antianxiety drugs, and antipsychotics
Counterfeit Drugs: Page 7
By Melanie Haiken, Caring.com senior editor
Zoloft, one of the most popular of the antidepressants known as SSRIs, has turned up on a number of lists of the top counterfeit drugs. So have Ativan and Xanax, used by many people with anxiety disorders to calm the central nervous system. And Zyprexa, one of the newer "atypical" antipsychotics also used to treat Tourette's syndrome, was discovered among the counterfeit drugs in a major bust.
Drugs to watch out for:
- Zyprexa (olanzapine)
- Zoloft (sertraline)
- Xanax (alprazolam)
- Ativan (lorazepam)
- Other drugs in these classes
How to protect yourself:
Fill prescriptions at a legitimate pharmacy or an online pharmacy recommended by your doctor. And never buy Xanax or Ativan from an unauthorized seller; you don't know what you're really getting.