In his new book, “Phake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines,” Roger Bate explores the underground trade in illegal medicines that kills over 100,000 people per year and supplants billions of dollars of real products.

In an attempt to protect poor, uninsured and underinsured Americans from unsafe drugs, we are making sure that some go without drugs completely. It is time the law was changed.

With fakes of the cancer drug Avastin popping up in U.S. clinics in the past few months, patients are naturally worried about whether their medicines are safe.  Considering eighty percent of the ingredients in U.S. medicines come from overseas – mostly from China and India because their products are generally...

With 100,000 patients dying every year from dangerous medicines, it is time to take concrete actions. Establishing a treaty against fake medicines should be the first step.

The FDA's restrictive approach toward new drugs, supported by Senator Ted Kennedy, comes at the expense of many patients and possibly Kennedy, too.

The FDA's restrictive approach toward new drugs, supported by Senator Ted Kennedy,comes at the expense of many patients and possiblyKennedy, too.

Controlling costs in the short run is a vital part of efforts to reform the U.S. health care system, but it should not come at the expense of future innovations.

The FDA should be required to disclose its reasons for rejecting a drug, and Congress should reaffirm the provisions of the FDA Modernization Act.