'Buying affordable medicine' in your argument begins false premise. Whether or not many cheap generic substances produced for sale primarily in the developing

'Buying affordable medicine' in your argument begins false premise. Whether or not many cheap generic substances produced for sale primarily in the developing world actually qualify as 'medicine' by US/EU standards is a very serious problem, and it's very common that these generic drugs don't live up to the standard for various reasons. Issues like under-dosing of the active compound, contamination, and use of unsafe additives are all frequent issues with drugs not intended for sale in the North America/The EU/markets that follow US/CA/EU approval in lieu of strong local standards. In reality, the 'crime' here is buying something that may, or often may not qualify as medicine per leading standards, for which there are both safety and intellectual property concerns.