The word Spurious means FAKE.
However, In the Pharmaceutical business, it has much wider implications, the extent of which may cause loss of life.

	STORAGE Medicine not stored in the prescribed temperature and conditions is not fit for consumption and may cause fatal side effects. However, the patients can never be sure of storage conditions unless it is purchased from reliable sources
	CERTIFIED BY MINISTRY OF HEALTH Any product that is not registered by the ministry of health is probably a smuggled item or has not undergone or has failed local trials and may have unknown side effects on the local population. The manufacturer or the Ministry is not liable
	MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY Licensed Vendor will always have the Manufacturers warranty. If a vendor is not carrying one on each invoice, the medicine is spurious or the Manufacturer is not liable for the product
	EXPIRED MEDICINE Expired medicines lose their efficacy extremely rapidly and in some cases could be fatally harmful
	FAKE MEDICINE Medicine that is counterfeited in illegal laboratories may contain cheap and dangerous substances.
	STOLEN MEDICINE Stolen Medicine could have all the above mentioned problems as packaging and contents may have been replaced