Prevalence and detection of counterfeit pharmaceuticals: A mini review

Counterfeit drugs are a widespread, important public health problem. This mini review reports on the current status of the issue of drug counterfeiting, with special emphasis on our findings on counterfeit anti-infectives, and the new detection tools being developed to identify and characterize fake...

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Main Authors: Fernandez, F, Green, MD, Newton, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Summary:Counterfeit drugs are a widespread, important public health problem. This mini review reports on the current status of the issue of drug counterfeiting, with special emphasis on our findings on counterfeit anti-infectives, and the new detection tools being developed to identify and characterize fake drugs. © 2008 American Chemical Society.