Counterfeit drugs and medical devices in developing countries

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine
Beverley D Glass

Abstract

The World Health Organization has reported that counterfeit medicines potentially make up more than 50% of the global drug market, with a significant proportion of these fake products being encountered in developing countries. This occurrence is attributed to a lack of effective regulation and a weak enforcement capacity existing in these countries, with an increase in this trade resulting from the growing size and sophistication of drug counterfeiters. In addition, due to both cost and lack of availability of medicines, consumers in developing countries are more likely to seek out these inexpensive options. The World Health Organization is mindful of the impact of counterfeit drugs on consumer confidence in health care systems, health professionals, the supply chain, and genuine suppliers of medicines and medical devices. Antibiotics, antituberculosis drugs, and antimalarial and antiretroviral drugs are frequently targeted, with reports of 60% of the anti-infective drugs in Asia and Africa containing active pharmaceutical ingredients outside their pharmacopoeial limits. This has obvious public health implications of increasing drug resistance and negating all the efforts that have already gone into the provision of medicines t...Continue Reading

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Sep 19, 2019·Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice·Huma RasheedUlrike Holzgrabe
Jul 17, 2020·Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice·E S F OrubuV J Wirtz
Jul 20, 2018·Applied Health Economics and Health Policy·Igor Radanović, Robert Likić
Feb 5, 2021·Healthcare·Prasanth Varma Kakarlapudi, Qusay H Mahmoud
Jun 9, 2018·Analytical Chemistry·Onur GökçeEmmanuel Delamarche

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