Counterfeit drugs in India: significance and impact on pharmacovigilance
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India combats confusion over counterfeit drugs.
India, the leading supplier of low-cost generic drugs to Africa, has begun fi ghting back to counter the confusion surrounding counterfeit drugs in the region. A raft of new and proposed anti-counterfeit laws could potentially deprive Africa of aff ordable, essential medicines. The immediate cause of concern is Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeit Act 2008, which came into eff ect in July, 2009. The new la...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2320-6071
DOI: 10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20150596