[e-drug] shortage of ACTs and other pharmaceuticals (3)

["Abdelkrim Smine" <ays@usp.org>]

E-DRUG: shortage of ACTs and other pharmaceuticals (3)
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>"Maybe we should also discuss how the international community got into
> this crisis, and what could have been done to prevent this?" 

Shortages also mean more and more substandard and counterfeit drugs in the global market. 

Counterfeit antimalarial drugs are already widespread in South East Asia, the real threat is to see these drugs reaching Africa where the quality control of most countries is very weak or non existent. 

Abdelkrim Smine

US Pharmacopeia Drug Quality and Information
Rockville, MD   
USA
ays@usp.org