Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-422) and index.
Contents:
Part IV. Introduction -- Part I. Market for products of varying quality and the intellectual property debate. Historical examples of dangerous medicines -- Understanding the problem -- Overview of research findings and possible solutions -- Part II. Dangerous drug problems by location -- Africa -- India -- China -- Middle East -- Other emerging markets -- The online drug market -- Part III. Drug-quality assessments -- Factors to consider for research -- Results: what we found -- Results broken down for Africa, India, and other markets -- Interpreting and discussing the results and their relevance -- Part IV. The way forward -- Developing medical regulatory authorities: the U.S. FDA as a case study -- International cooperation against criminals and the lethal trade in fake medicines -- Market for products of varying quality and the intellectual property debate.
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