Electronic solutions for combating counterfeit drugs
Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2015 Introduction: The problem of counterfeiting of drugs is assuming alarming proportions and is getting difficult to combat due to its trans-national character. It is undermining the faith of people on health care system. Therefore, there is a need to adopt
R Hemalatha, A Srinivasa Rao
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Tackling Counterfeit Drugs: The Challenges and Possibilities. [PDF]
Pharmaceut Med, 2023 Drugs that have been manufactured or packaged fraudulently are referred to as counterfeit/fake/spurious/falsified drugs because they either lack active ingredients or have the incorrect dosages.
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Trends in counterfeit drugs and pharmaceuticals before and during COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Forensic Sci Int, 2022 Counterfeit, fake, adulterated or falsified drugs and pharmaceuticals, could be branded or generic drugs, excipients and active substances (in drugs and vaccines), medical supplies and devices, etc, intended to pass as the original.
Ziavrou KS, Noguera S, Boumba VA.
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The dangers of sexual enhancement supplements and counterfeit drugs to "treat" erectile dysfunction. [PDF]
Transl Androl Urol, 2017 Counterfeit phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE-5i) are an increasing problem. Already in widespread use, the market for PDE-5i is steadily growing as the population ages.
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The role of community pharmacy professionals in combating Counterfeit and substandard drugs in the Amhara regional state, Ethiopia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsCounterfeit and substandard drug products pose significant public health challenges, affecting millions of people worldwide in both developed and developing countries.
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Counterfeit drugs and medical devices in developing countries [PDF]
Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2014 Beverley D GlassSchool of Pharmacy and Molecular Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, AustraliaAbstract: The World Health Organization has reported that counterfeit medicines potentially make up more than 50% of the global drug market, with ...
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Application of X-ray powder diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry for identification of counterfeit drugs. [PDF]
Monatsh Chem, 2018 X-ray analysis confirmed that in all investigated samples, the active API (acetylsalicylic acid and ascorbic acid) was present. The values of the interplanar distance dhkl for the studied samples are in good accordance with those presented in the ICDD ...
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Counterfeit and substandard drugs in Tanzania: A review
Forensic Science International: Reports, 2023 In several countries, counterfeit and substandard pharmaceuticals are a severe public health concern. This is a global issue, but it is especially prevalent in African countries, where more than 30 % of the pharmaceuticals supplied are counterfeit or ...
Petro Karungamye
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An Examination of Income Effect on Consumers’ Ethical Evaluation of Counterfeit Drugs Buying Behaviour: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar and Sudan [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: There are limited studies on consumer behaviour toward counterfeit products and the determining factors that motivate willingness to purchase counterfeit items.
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Forensic analysis of counterfeit psychotropic drugs
Talanta OpenMedicine counterfeiting is a worldwide problem affecting all therapeutic areas. The analysis of such products is sometimes a scientific challenge, since their chemical composition is unknown and might be very different from the one of the original ...
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