Black Is the New Gray in Pharmaceuticals

摘要

For generations, many greedy, scheming businessmen in this country have been buying and then selling goods from the so-called gray market to unsuspecting consumers. While the notion of a gray market may vary from person to person, it is defined basically as a market created by selling legal goods outside of a manufacturer's authorized trading channels. Let's say a legitimate jewelry store wants to sell a certain premium brand of watches. It would not be unreasonable for the premium watch manufacturer to conduct an analysis of the store's business volume and credit history before allowing it to become an authorized dealer of its brand. Another, less reputable, store might like to sell the same watches, but instead of buying them directly from the prestigious watch manufacturer, it purchases them through a "middleman" who likely obtained the watches through more corrupt means.