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Fake Formulations of Avastin

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Air date: April 15, 2012

Host: Barbara Lewis

Cancer Healthcare Policy & Public Health Safety
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Interview: Matthew Murawski, RPh, PhD
associate professor of pharmacy practice
College of Pharmacy, Purdue University



Federal investigators are looking into low-cost and bogus versions of the drug Avastin that are making it into the U.S. market via the Internet.

Purdue professor Matthew M. Murawski, RPh, PhD, an expert on the pharmaceutical industry, provides an overview of the problem and suggestions for physicians and consumers. Dr. Murawski is an associate professor of pharmacy practice at Purdue’s College of Pharmacy.