I wouldn&#x27;t bet my life on that. In fact, counterfeit drugs are estimated to kill hundreds of thousands of people a year, in many cases directly, not because they don&#x27;t provide the necessary treatment. See <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnn.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;07&#x2F;17&#x2F;health&#x2F;living-well&#x2F;falsified-medicine-bate&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cnn.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;07&#x2F;17&#x2F;health&#x2F;living-well&#x2F;falsified-m...</a><p>&gt;Fakes contained chalk, talcum powder, road paint and occasionally dangerous heavy metals, instead of the expensive, hard-to-make medicine.