Medicines informal market in Congo, Burundi and Angola: counterfeit and sub-standard antimalarials

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The presence of counterfeits and sub-standards in African medicines market is a dramatic problem that causes many deaths each year. The increase of the phenomenon of pharmaceutical counterfeiting is due to the rise of the illegal mar...

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Main Authors: Bertocchi Paola, Antoniella Eleonora, Cocchieri Emilia, Di Maggio Anna, Gaudiano Maria, Alimonti Stefano, Valvo Luisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Online Access:http://www.malariajournal.com/content/6/1/22