The Indian Government has accused the authors of a paper analysing the quality of drugs sold in Africa of leading an attack on the Indian drug industry, but researcher Roger Bate says they are “shooting the messenger.”
Nearly a quarter of drugs made in Jammu & Kashmir and 10% of those produced in Himachal Pradesh are substandard according to new testing data published by CDSCO.
Efforts to detect fakes with handheld spectrometers appear to be having a positive impact on drug quality in Nigeria according to research by US think-tank the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
Counterfeit ACT could support the spread of drug resistant malaria strains from South-East Asia, where chloroquine first became ineffective, to sub-Saharan Africa.
Narrowly defined pharma self-interest and lack of coordinated political effort means, despite the best effort of some, the problem of counterfeiting may be worsening.