@article{07553978ccf44e9d925a824b5b954f75,
title = "A systematic review of counterfeit and substandard medicines in field quality surveys",
abstract = "Counterfeit and substandard medicines pose a great threat to public health and the economy worldwide. Reports suggest their prevalence is increasing and can no longer be ignored. A detailed account on the current nature of the problem and identification of knowledge limitations in terms of geographical location, medicine classes, and type of medicine analysis performed is not available. Our objective was to systematically review articles that have reported investigations of counterfeit and substandard medicines",
keywords = "counterfeit substandard medicines",
author = "Abdulaziz Alghannam and Zoe Aslanpour and Sara Evans and Fabrizio Schifano",
note = "This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License. The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. Permissions beyond the scope of the License are administered by Dove Medical Press Limited. Information on how to request permission may be found at: http://www.dovepress.com/permissions.php",
year = "2014",
month = sep,
doi = "10.2147/IPRP.S63690",
language = "English",
volume = "3",
pages = "71--88",
journal = "Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice",
issn = "2230-5254",
publisher = "Dove Press",
}