Rethinking counterfeit medical supply chains: A critical review of the current literature

Author:

Syed Iffath U.1ORCID,Milburn Travis W.2ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Health Policy and Administration The Pennsylvania State University Sharon Pennsylvania USA

2. Department of Criminal Justice The Pennsylvania State University Sharon Pennsylvania USA

Abstract

AbstractThe medical device and pharmaceutical industries include a range of drugs, machines, instruments, and apparatuses used to prevent, diagnose, treat disease and illness, or aid in rehabilitation for patients, and are expected to grow substantially in the coming years. However, they are often targets of criminal organizations who manufacture and profit from fraudulent products, infiltrating the market with counterfeit medical supply chains. In this paper, we discuss and analyze the extent and nature of this problem and make suggestions for mitigation and prevention of this worldwide challenge. Ultimately, we argue that a holistic approach is essential to addressing this problem, including the creation and dissemination of reliable and good quality data, developing healthcare systems to be more robust, establishing/enhancing intra‐ and international cooperation around this issue, and employing effective technological solutions, such as digital tracing.

Publisher

Wiley

Reference45 articles.

1. U‐NICA. The rise of counterfeit medical devices. 2022 [cited 2023 July 24]. Available from:https://www.u-nica.com/blog/rise-of-counterfeit-medical-devices

2. Deadly dose: counterfeit pharmaceuticals, intellectual property and human health;Bunker AM;J Pat Trad Off Soc,2007

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3