Open AccessCounterfeit medication: Perception of doctors and medical wholesale distributors in western India
Author(s) -
Anup Nagaraj,
Swasti Tambi,
Gautam Biswas,
Shravani Ganta,
Himanshu Kumawat,
G P Mathur
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.155788
Subject(s) - counterfeit , family medicine , enforcement , medicine , alternative medicine , business , marketing , advertising , medical education , geography , archaeology , pathology , political science , law
Fake drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients most often originate in emerging industrial economies before entering the global market. Health care workers play a crucial role in detecting and preventing the distribution of counterfeit medicines.