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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
openaire   +3 more sources

Quality of medicines in southern Togo: Investigation of antibiotics and of medicines for non-communicable diseases from pharmacies and informal vendors.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Substandard and falsified medicines represent a serious threat for public health and patient safety. Especially in low and middle-income countries, the prevalence of substandard and falsified medicines is reportedly high. However, reliable information on
Simon Schäfermann, Emmanuel Wemakor, Cathrin Hauk, Lutz Heide   +3 more
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General Public and Community Pharmacists Perception on Counterfeit Medicines: A Preliminary Cross-sectional Study in Qatar [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: One major contributing factor to the prevalence of counterfeit medicines in a country is the lack of knowledge and awareness of the society.
Abubakr A Alfadl, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Fatima A Maraghi, Khadijah S Mohammad   +3 more
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Prevalence of substandard, falsified, unlicensed and unregistered medicine and its associated factors in Africa: a systematic review

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background: Substandard, falsified, unlicensed, and unregistered medicines pose significant risks to public health in developed and developing countries. This systematic review provides an overview of the prevalence of substandard, falsified, unlicensed,
Biset Asrade Mekonnen, Muluabay Getie Yizengaw, Minichil Chanie Worku   +2 more
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Framing National Education in Hong Kong: A frame analysis of power dynamics in stakeholders' competing narratives

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how national education in Hong Kong functions as a contested arena in which state and non‐state actors struggle over the meaning of citizenship, identity and schooling. Using inductive frame analysis of 319 news articles (2020–2025) from five Chinese‐ and English‐language outlets, it identifies diagnostic, prognostic and ...
Jason Cong Lin
wiley   +1 more source

How Transformational Supply Chain Leadership Affects Financial and Environmental Performance: The Mediating Role of Firm Resilience to Supply Disruption

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Existing literature indicates that transformational leadership in supply chains is critical to sustainability; however, little is known about how this leadership influences sustainability. The empirical literature has provided minimal focused analysis of transformational supply chain leadership and its effects on sustainability performance ...
Ishmael Nanaba Acquah, Isaac Tetteh Charnor, Mavis Agbodza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corruption risks in health procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic and anti-corruption, transparency and accountability (ACTA) mechanisms to reduce these risks: a rapid review

Globalization and Health, 2023
Background Health systems are often susceptible to corruption risks. Corruption within health systems has been found to negatively affect the efficacy, safety, and, significantly, equitable distribution of health products.
Kari A. Griffore, Andrea Bowra, Sara J.T. Guilcher, Jillian Kohler   +3 more
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Variations in Human Trigeminal and Facial Nerve Branches and Foramina Identified by Dissection and Microcomputed Tomography

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to identify branches of the trigeminal and facial nerves (FNs) relevant to surgical incisions and injections and the scalp block techniques in the frontotemporal region, and to determine their relationships with superficial vascular structures and bony landmarks.
Hannah L. Grimes, Valentina Pizzuti, Maria A. Wright, Kane P. J. Colston, Thomas Santarius, Susan Jones   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Investigation into the Quality of Medicines in Yangon, Myanmar

Pharmacy, 2018
Many poor-quality medicines are supplied to patients mainly in developing countries. No systematic survey on counterfeit medicines has been conducted in Myanmar since 1999. The purpose of this study was to investigate the current situation of substandard
Md. Rafiqul Islam, Naoko Yoshida, Kazuko Kimura, Chisana Uwatoko, Mohammad Sofiqur Rahman, Shoma Kumada, Jamie Endo, Kana Ito, Tsuyoshi Tanimoto, Theingi Zin, Hirohito Tsuboi   +10 more
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Advancing health system strengthening through improving access to medicines: A review of local manufacturing policies in Ghana

Medicine Access @ Point of Care, 2020
Providing access to quality-assured medicines is a fundamental component of strengthening health systems. Yet, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 13.6% of all medicines in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC’s) may be substandard or ...
Kwame Peprah Boaitey, Chloe Tuck
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