| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 457 pages) illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. The Deadly World of Dangerous Medicines: 1. Historical examples of dangerous medicines; 2. Understanding the problem; 3. Overview of research findings and possible solutions -- Part II. Dangerous Drug Problems by Location: 4. Africa; 5. India; 6. China; 7. Middle East; 9. Other emerging markets; 9. The online drug market -- Part III. Drug-Quality Assessments: 10. Factors to consider for research; 11. Results: what we found; 12. Results broken out for Africa, India, and other markets; 13. Interpreting and discussing the results and their relevance -- Part IV. The Way Forward: 14. Developing medical regulatory authorities: the U.S. FDA as a case study; 15. International cooperation against criminals and the lethal trade in fake medicines; 16. Market for products of varying quality and the intellectual property debate; 17. Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Drug trade, pharmaceutical industry, counterfeit drugs, product counterfeiting"--Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Drug adulteration.
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Pharmaceutical industry.
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Product counterfeiting.
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Counterfeit Drugs.
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Fraud.
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Drug Industry.
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Drug and Narcotic Control.
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Internationality.
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| Added Title |
Fake |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Bate, Roger. Phake. Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, 2012 9780844772325 (DLC) 2011046246 (OCoLC)756592418 |
| ISBN |
0844772348 electronic bk |
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9780844772349 electronic bk |
| Standard No. |
9786613633873 |
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