Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent
While great effort is being placed on reducing disease burdens in Africa, the circulation of falsified and substandard medicines in the continent are reversing the hard-won gains. This commentary provides insights on the high (and increasing) burden, impact and threat that falsified and substandard...
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| author | Yusuf Hassan Wada Abdullahi Abdulrahman Musabu Ibrahim Muhammad Vivian Chiemerie Owanta Pearl Udoka Chimelumeze Garba M. Khalid |
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| description | While great effort is being placed on reducing disease burdens in Africa, the circulation of falsified and substandard medicines in the continent are reversing the hard-won gains. This commentary provides insights on the high (and increasing) burden, impact and threat that falsified and substandard medicines pose to the region's development. The proposed recommendations, such as a coherent multi-sectorial and government-led strategy, call for a fundamental rethink of approaches towards strong regulations, policies, legislations, community-based approaches, collaborations and investments, which all must be scaled up before this the situation gets out of control. These recommendations are of paramount importance and have the potential to ensure access to genuine medicines and also to avert therapeutic failure and intoxication from dangerous substances. In addition, there will be added benefits to the economic, social, health and well-being of the region. Concerted efforts towards medicine regulations have enormous potential to contribute towards averting many preventable deaths and reducing disease burden in the region. A paradigm shift is necessary to ensure quality medicines reach patients at community and healthcare facilities to prevent this silent epidemic in Africa. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba4e5a66f6f149ef845127ea652078492022-12-22T03:31:13ZengElsevierPublic Health in Practice2666-53522022-06-013100240Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continentYusuf Hassan Wada0Abdullahi Abdulrahman1Musabu Ibrahim Muhammad2Vivian Chiemerie Owanta3Pearl Udoka Chimelumeze4Garba M. Khalid5Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo Univeristy, Sokoto, Nigeria; Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria-Young Pharmacists Group, North West Zone, Nigeria; Corresponding author. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo Univeristy, Sokoto, NigeriaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo Univeristy, Sokoto, NigeriaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, NigeriaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, NigeriaDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Bayero University, Kano, P.M.B, 3011, NigeriaWhile great effort is being placed on reducing disease burdens in Africa, the circulation of falsified and substandard medicines in the continent are reversing the hard-won gains. This commentary provides insights on the high (and increasing) burden, impact and threat that falsified and substandard medicines pose to the region's development. The proposed recommendations, such as a coherent multi-sectorial and government-led strategy, call for a fundamental rethink of approaches towards strong regulations, policies, legislations, community-based approaches, collaborations and investments, which all must be scaled up before this the situation gets out of control. These recommendations are of paramount importance and have the potential to ensure access to genuine medicines and also to avert therapeutic failure and intoxication from dangerous substances. In addition, there will be added benefits to the economic, social, health and well-being of the region. Concerted efforts towards medicine regulations have enormous potential to contribute towards averting many preventable deaths and reducing disease burden in the region. A paradigm shift is necessary to ensure quality medicines reach patients at community and healthcare facilities to prevent this silent epidemic in Africa.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535222000167AfricaMedicinesFalsifiedSubstandard |
| spellingShingle | Yusuf Hassan Wada Abdullahi Abdulrahman Musabu Ibrahim Muhammad Vivian Chiemerie Owanta Pearl Udoka Chimelumeze Garba M. Khalid Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent Public Health in Practice Africa Medicines Falsified Substandard |
| title | Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent |
| title_full | Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent |
| title_fullStr | Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent |
| title_full_unstemmed | Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent |
| title_short | Falsified and substandard medicines trafficking: A wakeup call for the African continent |
| title_sort | falsified and substandard medicines trafficking a wakeup call for the african continent |
| topic | Africa Medicines Falsified Substandard |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666535222000167 |
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