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Get Real, Get a Prescription

The war on counterfeit medicine - helping consumers to smell a rat

Our Real Danger campaign educates people about the dangers of counterfeit medicines and the hazards of buying prescription only medicines from unregulated sources.

As revolting as it sounds, counterfeit medicines have even been known to contain rat poison and it was this shocking fact that sparked the creative idea for our much talked about cinema commercial, a powerful and impactful film which has provoked strong public reactions-showing how effective it has been.

The campaign has been taken to the next stage with a new multi-media campaign seeing the launch of the TV version along with roadside and washroom posters, online messages and a 'Men at work' roadshow travelling around the UK.

Actor behind the camera, how the Real Danger rat ad was madeHow the commercial was made

Man lies in doorway, the real danger poster campaignA countrywide poster campaign

Roadside work sign, showing the words counterfeit medicineOn the road

Link to ratcatcher, the game where you use your mouse to kill the ratsCatch a rat

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Buying online safely

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Watch the advert

Thumbnail image of the Real Danger TV and cinema commercial, showing an actor appearing to pull a rat from his mouth

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Catch a rat

Rat Catcher Game - Use your mouse to kill the rats