Whitepaper: Handheld analyzers for the screening of pharmaceutical counterfeits
Posted: 1 October 2013 | Thermo Fisher Scientific
Counterfeit and substandard medicines have serious human health and economic costs…
The magnitude of the counterfeit and substandard pharmaceutical problem has recently gained significant public attention due to a number of high profile incidents and greater media focus. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that up to 10% of the world’s drugs are substandard or counterfeit and are expected to reach $75B. Even more significantly, it is estimated that 700,000 lives will be lost each year due to counterfeit malaria and tuberculosis drugs alone (International Policy Network, 2009).
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