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Review Article
The Three-Level Approach: A Framework for Ensuring Medicines Quality in Limited-Resource Countries
Author(s): Victor S Pribluda, Adrian Barojas, Veerle Coignez, Sanford Bradby, Yanga Dijiba, Latifa El-Hadri, Mustapha Hajjou, Laura Krech, Souly Phanouvong, Karim Smine, Kennedy Chibwe, Patrick H Lukulay and Lawrence Evans IIIVictor S Pribluda, Adrian Barojas, Veerle Coignez, Sanford Bradby, Yanga Dijiba, Latifa El-Hadri, Mustapha Hajjou, Laura Krech, Souly Phanouvong, Karim Smine, Kennedy Chibwe, Patrick H Lukulay and Lawrence Evans III
Regulators from countries at all levels of income struggle to protect the public from the dangers of poor-quality (counterfeit and substandard) medicines. In particular countries with limited resources are at higher risk because of weak regulations, insufficient personnel, or laboratories with poor infrastructure and a lack of equipment required to perform quality control analysis. A systematic approach is needed to address these gaps.
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DOI:
10.4172/2167-7689.1000117
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