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>Hong Kong authorities seize fake Viagra, Cialis pills > >HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong authorities have seized 236 >fake Viagra and >Cialis sexual performance pills from local pharmacies >and arrested eight >people, the government said Sunday. > >The packaging of the fake and authentic pills is >ostensibly identical, but >the counterfeit packaging bears markings that are >either blurry or darker, >customs official Chiu Yuk-hung told The Associated >Press by phone. > >The pills contain varying degrees of the real >medication and other >miscellaneous substances, and may lead to ill health >if taken, Chiu said, >citing information from the drugs' manufacturers >Pfizer Inc. and Eli Lilly & >Co., who tipped off authorities about the fake drugs. > >The fake medicine was being sold at the same price as >the authentic pills, >ranging from 320 Hong Kong dollars (US$40; euro30) to >HK$400 (US$50; euro40) >for a package of four. > >Some of the pharmacies raided were selling the pills >without prescriptions, >Chiu said. > >The arrested suspects _ seven men and a women aged 28 >to 29 _ have not been >charged and are free on bail ranging from HK$1,000 >(US$130; euro100) to >HK$5,000 (US$640; euro500) pending further >investigation.

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