Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Myanmar [PDF]
Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland), 2020 Background: substandard and falsified medicines (SFMs) are a threat to public health. The availability of SFMs in Myanmar was reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1999, but there have been few systematic surveys on falsified medicines in ...
Naoko Yoshida +2 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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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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A critical review on the availability of substandard and falsified medicines online: Incidence, challenges and perspectives [PDF]
J Med Access, 2022 Simultaneous expansion of the Internet and increased globalisation of the pharmaceutical industry have meant medication can be accessed transnationally from both legal and illicit sources. This has coincided with the rise of substandard and falsified medicines (SFMs) online.
Tim Mackey +2 more
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Combatting Substandard and Falsified Medicines: Public Awareness and Identification of Counterfeit Medications [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the identification rate of substandard and falsified medications and its association with knowledge among public.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in different ...
Faris El-Dahiyat +3 more
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Combatting substandard and falsified medicines: a view from Rwanda. [PDF]
PLoS Medicine, 2013 Agnes Binagwaho and colleagues describe Rwanda's experience of pharmacovigilance for malaria and tuberculosis, and call for a global treaty and leadership by the World Health Organization to address the global manufacture and trade in substandard and falsified medicines.
Agnes Binagwaho +10 more
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Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent
Public Health in Practice, 2022 While great effort is being placed on reducing disease burdens in Africa, the circulation of falsified and substandard medicines in the continent are reversing the hard-won gains.
Yusuf Hassan Wada
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Evaluating Low-Cost Optical Spectrometers for the Detection of Simulated Substandard and Falsified Medicines [PDF]
Applied Spectroscopy, 2020 Distribution of substandard and falsified (SF) medicines is on the rise, and its impact on public health, particularly in low-resource countries, is becoming increasingly significant. Portable, nondestructive screening devices can support regulatory authorities in their defense against the spread of SF medicines.
Wenbo Wang +2 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, Holzgrabe Ulrike
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Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and practices and demand-side interventions for combating substandard and falsified medicines: a scoping review [PDF]
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and PracticeBackground The proliferation of substandard and falsified medical products (SFM) poses a significant threat to public health globally. Despite rigorous surveillance and law enforcement efforts, risk of exposure to SFM is on the rise, notably through ...
Lubna Merchant +2 more
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