Main description:

Roger Bate has spent years on the trail of counterfeit medicines in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, learning the anatomy of a nebulous, far-reaching black market that has resulted in countless deaths and injuries around the world. Phake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines is the culmination of Bate's research and travels-both a fascinating firsthand account of the counterfeit drug trade and an incisive policy analysis with important ramifications for decision makers in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the international World Health Organization.

Contents:

Preface Introduction Part I: The Deadly World of Dangerous Medicines 1.Historical Examples of Dangerous Medicines 2.Understanding the Problem 3.Overview of Research Findings and Possible Solutions Part II: Dangerous Drug Problems by Location 4.Africa 5.India 6.China 7.Middle East 8.Other Emerging Markets 9.Russia 10.Latin America 11.Thailand 12.Turkey 13.The Online Drug Market Part III: Drug-Quality Assessments 14.Factors to Consider for Research 15.Results: What We Found 16.Results Broken Out for Africa, India, and Other Markets 17.Interpreting the Results Part IV: The Way Forward 18.Developing Medical Regulatory Authorities: The U.S. FDA as Case Study 19.International Cooperation against Criminals and the Lethal Trade in Fake Medicines 20.Market for Products of Varying Quality and the Intellectual Property Debate 21.Conclusion Part V: Appendices Appendix A: Peer-Reviewed Publications and Working Papers Appendix B: Research Methods Appendix C: Accessing Online Components of This Book