Prevalence and detection of counterfeit pharmaceuticals: A mini review

被引:68
作者
Fernandez, Facundo M. [1 ]
Green, Michael D. [2 ]
Newton, Paul N. [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Chem & Biochem, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Natl Ctr Infect Dis, Div Parasit Dis, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
[3] Univ Oxford, Wellcome Trust Mahosot Hosp, Oxford Trop Med Res Collaborat, Microbiol Lab,Lao PDR, Oxford OX3 7LJ, England
[4] Univ Oxford, Churchill Hosp, Ctr Trop Med, Dept Clin Med, Oxford OX3 7LJ, England
关键词
DESORPTION ELECTROSPRAY-IONIZATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; ANTIMALARIAL TABLETS; QUALITY-CONTROL; DRUGS; IDENTIFICATION; MALARIA; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; AUTHENTICATION;
D O I
10.1021/ie0703787
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
Counterfeit drugs are a widespread, important public health problem. This mini review reports on the current status of the issue of drug counterfeiting, with special emphasis on our findings on counterfeit anti-infectives, and the new detection tools being developed to identify and characterize fake drugs.
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页码:585 / 590
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