[e-drug] Returned medicines and drug donations (2)

["Beverley Snell" <bev@burnet.edu.au>]

E-DRUG: Returned medicines and drug donations (2)
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There is ample evidence that returned medicines are absolutely 
inappropriate for donating to developing countries. The International 
Guidelines on Drug Donations and countries own national versions of the 
guidelines all support this stand. 

After the tsunami that hit particularly Aceh and Sri Lanka, further 
detailed documentation and graphic descriptions of the chaos caused by 
inappropriate donations, re-emphasised the need for promulgation of the 
guidelines to control inappropriate donations. 

New pharmaceutical legilsation in Fiji enshrines the policy for all 
pharmaceuitcals donations (emergency and non-emergency) in law and 
provides for penalties for donors who cotravene the policy.

The Sri Lanka and Aceh reports on inappropriate donations
are available here:

http://www.burnet.edu.au/home/cih/resources/reports

Beverley Snell

*Beverley Snell*
*Senior Fellow*
*Centre for International Health*
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