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Counterfeit medicines: relevance, consequences and strategies to combat the global crisis

Abstract Counterfeiting of medicines, also known as "falsification" or "adulteration", is the process in which the identity, origin, or history of genuine medicines are intentionally modified. Currently, counterfeit medicines are a global crisis that affects and is mostly caused by developing countries i...

Cenário da falsificação de medicamentos no Brasil entre os anos de 2015 e 2022
Scenario of drug counterfeiting in Brazil between 2015 and 2022

A falsificação de medicamentos é uma prática criminosa frequente em situações de alta demanda, carência de produtos e preços elevados no mercado, gerando muitos riscos à saúde da população. Objetivo: Estabelecer o panorama da falsificação de medicamentos no Brasil entre os anos de 2015 e 20...

Tadalafil and Sildenafil illicit association: Stability- indicating HPLC method, photodegradation kinetic and toxicological studies

Abstract The illicit market of counterfeit medicines containing sildenafil and tadalafil has been causing serious public health problems. Thus, further studies on this illicit association are needed. A stability-indicating HPLC method was developed for simultaneous determination of tadalafil (TAD) and si...

Global health diplomacy and the governance of counterfeit medicines: a mapping exercise of institutional approaches

Objective. Counterfeit medicines are a global, multi-faceted, and complex public health problem. Global health diplomacy and cooperative efforts relying on governance systems have been limited in effectively addressing proliferation of this dangerous trade. Methods. This review conducts a comprehensive m...

Physical profile of counterfeit tablets Viagra® and Cialis®

Braz. j. pharm. sci; 48 (3), 2012
The profile of tablets containing an active pharmacological ingredient can be obtained using different sets of properties, including physical and chemical aspects. The first measurements carried out on tablets are the physical characteristics also called post-tabletting batch (post-TB) characteristics. T...