The development and appraisal of a tool designed to find patients harmed by falsely labelled, falsified (counterfeit) medicines

The development and appraisal of a tool designed to find patients harmed by falsely labelled, falsified (counterfeit) medicines

Abstract Background Falsely labelled, falsified (counterfeit) medicines (FFCm’s) are produced or distributed illegally and can harm patients. Although the occurrence of FFCm’s is increasing in Europe, harm is rarely reported. The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Health-Care (E...

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Main Authors: Marija Anđelković, Einar Björnsson, Virgilio De Bono, Nenad Dikić, Katleen Devue, Daniel Ferlin, Miroslav Hanževački, Freyja Jónsdóttir, Mkrtich Shakaryan, Sabine Walser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Counterfeit medicines
Falsified medicines
Falsely labelled medicines (drugs, medicinal, products)
Screening tool
Questionnaire
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2235-y

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