Counterfeit Drugs: The Relentless War in Africa
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Counterfeit Drugs: The Relentless War in Africa
In Nigeria, it was reported in 2009 that 84 children were killed as a result of toxic chemicals that were laced with teething medications for babies [1]. In 2012, Angolan custom agents busted counterfeiters importing what turned out to be the largest fake medicine imports in history, when containers shipped from China to Luanda were filled with over 1.4 million packets of fake antimalarial drug...
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OBJECTIVE To understand legislation combating counterfeit drugs in Hong Kong. DESIGN This study consisted of two parts. In part I, counterfeit drugs–related ordinances and court cases were reviewed. In part II, indepth interviews of the stakeholders were described. SETTING Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS All Hong Kong ordinances were screened manually to identify those combating counterfeit drugs...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacy & Pharmacology International Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2379-6367
DOI: 10.15406/ppij.2015.02.00016