Open AccessElectronic solutions for combating counterfeit drugs
Author(s) -
R. Hemalatha,
Ahsan Rao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.160035
Subject(s) - counterfeit , counterfeit drugs , zero tolerance , government (linguistics) , risk analysis (engineering) , computer security , business , identification (biology) , supply chain , computer science , internet privacy , marketing , law , political science , philosophy , linguistics , botany , biology
The problem of counterfeiting of drugs is assuming alarming proportions and is getting difficult to combat due to its trans-national character. It is undermining the faith of people on health care system. Therefore, there is a need to adopt zero tolerance approach to combat the problem.