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The plague of unexpected drug recalls and the pandemic of falsified medications in cardiovascular medicine as a threat to patient safety and global public health: A brief review

open access: yesCardiology Journal, 2022
Valsartan, losartan, and irbesartan, are widely used in the treatment strategies of cardiovascular medicine diseases, including hypertension and heart failure.
Damian Świeczkowski   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Blood in Capsules: Multi-Technique Forensic Investigation of Suspicious Food Supplement

open access: yesMolecules
This study presents the results of a multi-technique forensic investigation of suspicious soft capsules seized by law enforcement during a criminal case.
Paweł Rudnicki-Velasquez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Falsified drugs as a challenge to public health - an attempt to define the concept and scale of the phenomenon in the world as well as legal and sociological approach [PDF]

open access: yesFarmacja Polska, 2019
The below article is a review regarding sociological and factual context of the implementation of Falsified Medicine Directive with a particular focus on Poland.
Damian Świeczkowski   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Medicine quality in high-income countries: The obstacles to comparative prevalence studies

open access: yesMedicine Access @ Point of Care, 2021
The entry of falsified and substandard medicines into the legitimate pharmaceutical supply chain has negative impacts on healthcare systems, patient safety, and patient access to medicine. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of access to
Bernard David Naughton, Ebru Akgul
doaj   +1 more source

A New Handheld Device for the Detection of Falsified Medicines: Demonstration on Falsified Artemisinin-Based Therapies from the Field. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Poor-quality medicines are a major problem for health-care systems in resource-poor settings as identifying falsified medicines requires a complex laboratory infrastructure such as a Medicines Quality Control Laboratory. We report here an evaluation of a
Benjamin K. Wilson   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Large Language Model‐Based Chatbots in Higher Education

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
The use of large language models (LLMs) in higher education can facilitate personalized learning experiences, advance asynchronized learning, and support instructors, students, and researchers across diverse fields. The development of regulations and guidelines that address ethical and legal issues is essential to ensure safe and responsible adaptation
Defne Yigci   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Importance of medicine quality in achieving universal health coverage.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
ObjectiveTo assess the importance of ensuring medicine quality in order to achieve universal health coverage (UHC).MethodsWe developed a systems map connecting medicines quality assurance systems with UHC goals to illustrate the ensuing impact of quality-
Sachiko Ozawa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stemming the Global Trade in Falsified and Substandard Medicines

open access: yesJAMA, 2013
WHEN HIPPOCRATES ADVISED PHYSICIANS TO never give a deadly drug, he assumed they would know for sure that the medicines they prescribed were safe. Today, criminals and unscrupulous manufacturers have permeated the global pharmaceutical market, calling into question this basic assumption of clinical practice.
Gostin, Lawrence O.   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

The fossil record stays silent: Confusions and conundrums for hominin pelvis evolution

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The evolution of the hominin pelvis is commonly modeled as a series of stages driven largely by the requirements of bipedal locomotion, reproduction, thermoregulation, and pelvic floor muscular support. These patterns are complicated by variation in canal dimensions in relationship with different changes in overall pelvic breadths. To quantify
Helen K. Kurki, Cara M. Wall‐Scheffler
wiley   +1 more source

Fighting Counterfeit Medicines in Europe: The Effect on Access to Medicines

open access: yesMedicine Access @ Point of Care, 2017
The implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive, and its Delegated Regulation with detailed specifications of safety features, will provide an additional obstacle for counterfeiters.
Maarten Van Baelen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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