A systematic review of counterfeit and substandard medicines in field quality surveys

Abdulaziz Alghannam; Zoe Aslanpour; Sara Evans; Fabrizio Schifano

doi:10.2147/IPRP.S63690

A systematic review of counterfeit and substandard medicines in field quality surveys

Abdulaziz Alghannam
, Zoe Aslanpour
, Sara Evans
, Fabrizio Schifano

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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

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-88
Journal	Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2147/IPRP.S63690
Publication status	Published - Sept 2014

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counterfeit substandard medicines

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