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Nearly 20% of cancer drugs defective in four African nations
Across Africa, cancer medications have been found to be substandard or counterfeit. That means people are being given medicine that may not work, or that could even cause them harm.
"I was not surprised by these results," said Lutz Heide, a pharmacist at the University of Tübingen in Germany who has previously worked for the Somali Health Ministry and has spent the past decade researching substandard and falsified medicines. Usually, a medical professional or patient is only able to perform a visual inspection — literally checking a label for discrepancies or pills and syringes for color differences — to spot falsified products. The WHO has long called for greater local regulations to take fake medicines out of circulationImage: Denis Balibouse/REUTERSIn those places, poor access to affordable medication often drives patients to less-regulated marketplaces.
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