2024: Screening for substandard and falsified medicines in Nigeria

260 medicine samples from Nigeria had been investigated for assay and dissolution. Visual inspection identified many deficiencies of dosage units and packaging information in substandard and falsified (SF) medicines. All four falsified medicines were readily identifiable, primarily from serious spelling errors in the labelling, and from manufacturer names which could not be verified using internet resources. Full paper here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39664864/

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