Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
Online ISSN:
1476-1645
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

Volume 92 (2015): Issue 6_Suppl (Jun 2015): The Global Pandemic of Falsified Medicines: Laboratory and Field Innovations and Policy Implications

Publication Date:
03 Jun 2015
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Foreword
The Global Pandemic of Falsified Medicines: Laboratory and Field Innovations and Policy Implications
Summary
The Global Pandemic of Falsified Medicines: Laboratory and Field Innovations and Policy Perspectives
Laboratory Innovations
Integration of Novel Low-Cost Colorimetric, Laser Photometric, and Visual Fluorescent Techniques for Rapid Identification of Falsified Medicines in Resource-Poor Areas: Application to Artemether–Lumefantrine
Paper Test Cards for Presumptive Testing of Very Low Quality Antimalarial Medications
Rapid and Specific Drug Quality Testing Assay for Artemisinin and Its Derivatives Using a Luminescent Reaction and Novel Microfluidic Technology
Chemical and Bioassay Techniques to Authenticate Quality of the Anti-Leishmanial Drug Miltefosine
Field Studies and Innovations
Quality of Antimalarials at the Epicenter of Antimalarial Drug Resistance: Results from an Overt and Mystery Client Survey in Cambodia
Substandard Antimalarials Available in Afghanistan: A Case for Assessing the Quality of Drugs in Resource Poor Settings
Counterfeit Drug Penetration into Global Legitimate Medicine Supply Chains: A Global Assessment
Monitoring the Quality of Medicines: Results from Africa, Asia, and South America
Quality of Artemisinin-Containing Antimalarials in Tanzania's Private Sector—Results from a Nationally Representative Outlet Survey
Quality of the Antibiotics—Amoxicillin and Co-Trimoxazole from Ghana, Nigeria, and the United Kingdom
A Repeat Random Survey of the Prevalence of Falsified and Substandard Antimalarials in the Lao PDR: A Change for the Better
Collaborative Health and Enforcement Operations on the Quality of Antimalarials and Antibiotics in Southeast Asia
Policy Perspectives
Responding to the Pandemic of Falsified Medicines
Estimated Under-Five Deaths Associated with Poor-Quality Antimalarials in Sub-Saharan Africa
Stopping Murder by Medicine: Introducing the Model Law on Medicine Crime
The Joint Interagency Task Force and the Global Steering Committee for the Quality Assurance of Health Products: Two New and Proactive Approaches Promoting Access to Safe and Effective Medicines
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