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Quality of Drug in Health Facilities: A Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2021
Background: Poor quality drugs result minor to detrimental effect on human health. The drug should be of standard quality and should be used appropriately in order to meet its therapeutic efficacy. This study aims to assess the quality of drug in Nepal.
Khem Bahadur Karki, Neelam Dhakal, Baburam Humagain, Arpana Pandit, Trishna Acharya, Pradip Gyanwali   +5 more
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Commentary: Substandard medicines are the priority for neglected tropical diseases [PDF]

BMJ, 2012
Attaran and colleagues propose new definitions for the quality of medicines and plead for a global treaty tackling both substandard production and falsification.1 We support this, as the international community tends to concentrate its efforts on falsified medicines, whereas substandard drugs are just as much a threat.2 Moreover, in practice the ...
Dorlo, T. P. C., Ravinetto, R. M., Beijnen, J. H., Boelaert, M.   +3 more
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Assessment of quality of essential medicines in public health care facilities of Nepal: Findings of nationwide study

PLOS Global Public Health, 2023
Essential medicines are those medicines that satisfy the primary health care needs of the citizens. Poor quality of essential medicines can have serious impact on public health.
Neelam Dhakal, Pradip Gyanwali, Baburam Humagain, Rajendra BC, Nisha Jha, Phoolgen Sah, Amita Pradhan, Meghnath Dhimal, Anjani Kumar Jha   +8 more
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Importance of medicine quality in achieving universal health coverage.

PLoS 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, Colleen R Higgins, Tatenda T Yemeke, Jude I Nwokike, Lawrence Evans, Mustapha Hajjou, Victor S Pribluda   +6 more
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How to achieve international action on falsified and substandard medicines [PDF]

BMJ, 2012
Substandard and falsified medicines kill patients, yet progress on the twin challenges of safeguarding the quality of genuine medicine and criminalising falsified ones has been held back by controversy over intellectual property rights and confusion over terms.
Attaran, A, Barry, D, Basheer, S, Bate, R, Benton, D, Chauvin, J, Garrett, L, Kickbusch, I, Kohler, J, Midha, K, Newton, P, Nishtar, S, Orhii, P, McKee, M   +13 more
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Identification of substandard and falsified medicines: influence of different tolerance limits and use of authenticity inquiries [PDF]

, 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, Hauk, Cathrin, Hagen, Nhomsai   +2 more
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Combatting Substandard and Counterfeit Medicines in the Nigerian Drug Market: How Industrial Pharmacists Can Rise Up to the Challenge

INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2021
Substandard and counterfeit medicines (SCMs) are a major public health threat in Africa. In Nigeria, the manufacture and distribution of substandard and counterfeit medicines in the drug market are booming, despite the efforts of law enforcement agencies
Melody Okereke, Ignatius Anukwu, Sola Solarin, Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa   +3 more
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Stemming the Global Trade in Falsified and Substandard Medicines

JAMA, 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., Buckley, Gillian J., Kelley, Patrick W.   +2 more
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Improving antibiotic prescribing for children in the resource-poor setting. [PDF]

, 2015
Antibiotics are a critically important part of paediatric medical care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where infectious diseases are the leading cause of child mortality. The World Health Organization estimates that >50% of all medicines are
Le Doare, Kirsty, Sharland, Mike, Sharland, M, Barker, CI, Irwin, A, Barker, Charlotte I. S., Irwin, Adam, Le Doare, K   +7 more
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Substandard and falsified medicines

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. However, no country has measured the market-wide extent of the problem, and no standardized methods exist to estimate the prevalence of either substandard or falsified medicines. This is, in
Pisani, Elizabeth, Hasnida, Amalia, Rahmi, Mawaddati, Kok, Maarten Olivier, Harsono, Steven, Anggriani, Yusi   +5 more
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