Manufacturer of the drug labels the drug as 500mg of paracetamol. But on analysis, it was found to contain only 200mg of paracetamol. Which type of drug is this?: (A) Spurious drug, (B) Adultrated drug, (C) Unethical drug, (D) Misbranded drug
Answer is D. Spurious drug - Some second hand company mimics the name of drug which is made by some reputed company. Adulterated drug - Something unhealthy is added to active compound of drug Misbranded drug - Something wrong is written on the label of the drug .eg- concentration written is less as compared to original