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A drug shall be _____________ if it is an imitation or substitute of another drug.(a) Misbranded drugs(b) Spurious drugs(c) Adulterated drugs(d) Impure DrugsThe question was posed to me in an internship interview.My question comes from Controlled Release Medication in division Controlled Release Medication of Drug Biotechnology

Answer» CORRECT CHOICE is (b) Spurious DRUGS

The explanation: A drug shall be deemed to the spurious drug if it is an imitation of or is a substitute for another drug or resembles another drug such that it can deceive and bear upon its label the name of another drug. Such drugs are manufactured in small scale industries with very low-quality components and are SOLD by the name and the cost of BRANDED drugs.


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