We’ve devoted extensive coverage&mdash in both print and pixel&mdash to the problem of counterfeit drugs. Now, mPedigree, a nonprofit agency in Ghana, has just released If Symptoms Persist, a 30-minute documentary exploring the impact of the counterfeit drug market on Ghana.

The film features interviews with industry, government and regulatory officials. It also shows some of the countermeasures companies are taking to protect their brands, which gives mPedigree a chance to show off its text message-based pill authentication system, where an eight-digit code hidden under a scratch panel can be used to verify a drug’s authenticity. For more on the topic, turn to our April issue in which reporter Asher Mullard offers a roundup of the various implements in an anti-counterfeiter’s technological toolkit.

Here’s the film: