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Faking it - I The Menace of Counterfeit Drugs. [PDF]

open access: yesIndian J Psychiatry, 2008
Byline: G. Swaminath True Lies In a blow to the revenues of India's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer and one of the world's leading generic companies, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has blacklisted about 30 generic drugs being manufactured by the company at two of their manufacturing sites, citing failure to adhere to current ...
Swaminath G.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Quality of antidiabetic medicines in 13 sub-Saharan African countries: a cross-sectional surveyResearch in context [PDF]

open access: yesEClinicalMedicine
Summary: Background: The burden of diabetes is rising dramatically in low- and middle-income countries. The menace of substandard and falsified drugs constitutes a major hazard that compromises healthcare.
Marie Antignac   +23 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Facing Counterfeit Medications in Sexual Medicine. A Systematic Scoping Review on Social Strategies and Technological Solutions

open access: yesSexual Medicine, 2021
: Introduction: The counterfeit phenomenon is a largely under-reported issue, with potentially large burden for healthcare. The market for counterfeit drugs used in sexual medicine, most notably type 5 phosphodiesterase inhibitors (PDE5i), is rapidly ...
Andrea Sansone, MD, PhD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Care Providers’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Counterfeit Medicines in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, South West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2022
There is a paucity of evidence-based information regarding healthcare professionals’ awareness and views toward counterfeit medicines in developing countries.
Jafer Siraj BPharm, MSc   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review on recent progress in electrochemical detection of antimalarial drugs

open access: yesResults in Chemistry, 2022
Malaria is among one of the world's oldest deadly diseases. According to the 2021 World Health Organization (WHO) malaria report, an estimated 241 million cases and 627 000 malaria death were recorded globally in 2020.
Zondi Nate   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health Professionals and Pharmacists Awareness and Attitude Towards Counterfeit Medicine

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2023
Background: Counterfeit medicine is not only illegal, but it is also an insidious threat and poses serious public health and safety concern. Health professionals can play an important role in campaign against counterfeit drugs by staying vigilant ...
Sabina Chaudhary
doaj   +1 more source

Counterfeit medicines: a pilot study for chemical profiling employing a different proposal of an usual technique

open access: yesDrug Analytical Research, 2020
Gas chromatography (GC) is a gold standard technique used in forensic laboratories, including for the characterization of counterfeit medicines. When coupled simultaneously to flame ionization (FID) and mass detector (MS) allow the identification and ...
Maíra Santos   +5 more
doaj   +9 more sources

Counterfeit Probiotic Drugs

open access: yesMedical Records, 2022
Aim: Counterfeit drugs are a threat to human health worldwide. It can be seen that insufficient research has been conducted on the subject of counterfeit drugs related to potentially addictive drugs seized by the authorities. The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not there are drugs for sale in the Turkish market, which are counterfeit ...
Mucahit ORUÇ   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Knowledge and perspectives of the public towards the prevalence and harm associated with counterfeit medicines in Lebanon

open access: yesEmerging Trends in Drugs, Addictions, and Health, 2021
The Knowledge about the use of counterfeit medicines in Lebanon is still very limited. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of awareness of counterfeit medicines among the Lebanese population and the harm associated with their ...
Manale Noun   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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