Emmy-winning "Bitter Pills" Counterfeit Prescription Drug Trade

In the hidden camera, Emmy-winning investigation "Bitter Pills," Chris Hansen travels to China and goes undercover to report on the international counterfeit prescription drug trade. Dateline's cameras reveal the secrets of the counterfeit drug business and how they ship regularly to the United States. In addition to interviews with industry and government officials about the issue, Hansen also talks with a family who unknowingly purchased counterfeit medications at their local drug store. In addition to a national Emmy, Dateline's "Bitter Pills" earned the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award and the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award as the best investigative report on network television last year.

• A dose of reality June 4: As more prescription drugs are being sold on the Internet, a new problem has emerged: counterfeit medications. And now, those fake prescription drugs are popping up at drug stores. Chris Hansen has a Dateline Hidden Camera Investigation. • Undercover in the fake drug market Dateline wanted to find out — where are the bogus drugs coming from? We went undercover, posing as businessmen interested in buying and selling phony drugs. • Meeting a potential counterfeiter March 26: While undercover, Dateline met Cherry Wong, who says she is the chief salesperson for one of the biggest counterfeit pharmaceutical operations in the country. • Counterfeit drug based in the U.S.? June 4: Dateline tries to find out more about "Dr. Lou," the Chinese-American research scientist the potential counterfeit drug contact Cherry Wong claims is her “big boss.” • A possible solution? June 4: How do you stop the fakes from threatening America’s medicine supply? Some think there’s a solution that could be adopted by legitimate drug distributors. • Should you be worried? June 4: Are you at risk? And is the government doing enough to protect America's drug supply? Watch the conclusion to Dateline's undercover report on the counterfeit drug market.