Substandard and Falsified Medicines: Proposed Methods for Case Finding and Sentinel Surveillance [PDF]
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2021 The World Health Organization and others warn that substandard and falsified medicines harm health and waste money, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
Elizabeth Pisani +5 more
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Sounding out falsified medicines from genuine medicines using Broadband Acoustic Resonance Dissolution Spectroscopy (BARDS) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 The trade in falsified medicine has increased significantly and it is estimated that global falsified sales have reached $100 billion in 2020. The EU Falsified Medicines Directive states that falsified medicines do not only reach patients through illegal
Anas Alfarsi +9 more
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Future Information Technology Tools for Fighting Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Low- and Middle-Income Countries [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2018 Substandard and falsified (SF) medicines have emerged as a global public health issue within the last two decades especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Serious consequences of this problem include a loss of trust and increased financial
Ulrike Holzgrabe
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Pharmacy, 2020 Substandard and falsified medicines are often reported worldwide. An accurate and rapid detection method for falsified medicines is needed to prevent human health hazards. Raman scattering spectroscopy has emerged as a non-destructive analysis method for
Tomoko Sanada +3 more
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Why falsified medicines reach patients: an analysis of political and economic factors in Romania [PDF]
BMJ Glob Health, 2021 Introduction To protect patients against falsified medicines, countries around the world implement stringent regulations. Despite efforts to protect supply chains in the European Union (EU), authorities continue to find falsified medicine. We studied how
Kok, Maarten Olivier +6 more
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The uncertain role of substandard and falsified medicines in the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2023 Approximately 10% of antimicrobials used by humans in low- and middle-income countries are estimated to be substandard or falsified. In addition to their negative impact on morbidity and mortality, they may also be important drivers of antimicrobial ...
Sean Cavany +9 more
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Responding to the Pandemic of Falsified Medicines [PDF]
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015 Over the past decade, the number of countries reporting falsified (fake, spurious/falsely labeled/counterfeit) medicines and the types and quantities of fraudulent drugs being distributed have increased greatly. The obstacles in combating falsified pharmaceuticals include 1) lack of consensus on definitions, 2) paucity of reliable and scalable ...
Nayyar, Gaurvika M. L. +8 more
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Identification of substandard and falsified medicines: influence of different tolerance limits and use of authenticity inquiries [PDF]
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2021 Substandard and falsified medicines have severe public health and socioeconomic effects, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The WHO has emphasized the need for reliable estimates of the prevalence of such medicines to efficiently respond to ...
Heide, Lutz +2 more
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Pharmacists' views on the impact of the Falsified Medicines Directive on community pharmacies: A cross-sectional survey [PDF]
Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2022 Background: The Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) was implemented to minimise the circulation of falsified medicines in the legal pharmaceutical supply chain.
Kieran Dalton +3 more
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Development and initial validation of a postal survey evaluation of community pharmacists’ opinion regarding falsified (counterfeit) medicines in Hampshire (UK) [PDF]
Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research, 2018 Context: Falsified-medicines pose a worldwide problem to patients, healthcare professionals, pharmaceutical companies, and governments. Community pharmacists are usually the last points of contact with patients and can protect them by quarantining ...
Ravina Barrett, Hussein A. Al-Mousawi
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