In recent years, international organisations have warned of the lethal trade in fake drugs particularly in Africa. This article assesses how and why fake pharmaceuticals have become a problem in Nigeria and how successful the state has been at regulating it, based on archival, official and interview data. While we show that the early roots of this trade can be found in colonial times, its expansion and growing policy concern were driven by crises in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry and the healthcare system in the 1980s. In contrast to dominant explanations, we argue that the rise of fake drugs in Nigeria was closely linked to these national crises and related global trends towards market liberalisation and the commodification of health...
Drug faking is shaping towards realm for global health care system. It is very difficult for any age...
Background International agencies have viewed West Africa as a major player in the global trade in c...
Drug Frauds are on the increase, falsified drugs are giving sleepless nights to both patients, healt...
In recent years, international organisations have warned of the lethal trade in fake drugs particula...
The prevalence of counterfeit drugs on the African continent has been increasing at an alarming rate...
Counterfeit drugs are non-authentic drugs that have been manufactured using incorrect amounts or inc...
Counterfeit drugs (CDs) continue to cause serious public health problems in many countries around th...
In Nigeria, the term counterfeit drug refers to drugs that have outlived their shelf life, mislabele...
Purpose: The problem of fake and counterfeit drugs is real and constitutes a major threat to the he...
Obi Peter Adigwe, Godspower Onavbavba, Diana Oyin-mieyebi Wilson Office of the Director General, Nat...
In Nigeria, the term counterfeit drug refers to drugs that have outlived their shelf life, mislabele...
The resistance and contradictions in much of the efforts at combating fake drug proliferation in Nig...
Substandard and counterfeit medicines (SCMs) are a major public health threat in Africa. In Nigeria,...
Nigeria has a problem with fake drugs. This issue got to an intolerable height in 1989 when over 150...
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a global threat that often doesn’t receive as much attention needed ...
Drug faking is shaping towards realm for global health care system. It is very difficult for any age...
Background International agencies have viewed West Africa as a major player in the global trade in c...
Drug Frauds are on the increase, falsified drugs are giving sleepless nights to both patients, healt...
In recent years, international organisations have warned of the lethal trade in fake drugs particula...
The prevalence of counterfeit drugs on the African continent has been increasing at an alarming rate...
Counterfeit drugs are non-authentic drugs that have been manufactured using incorrect amounts or inc...
Counterfeit drugs (CDs) continue to cause serious public health problems in many countries around th...
In Nigeria, the term counterfeit drug refers to drugs that have outlived their shelf life, mislabele...
Purpose: The problem of fake and counterfeit drugs is real and constitutes a major threat to the he...
Obi Peter Adigwe, Godspower Onavbavba, Diana Oyin-mieyebi Wilson Office of the Director General, Nat...
In Nigeria, the term counterfeit drug refers to drugs that have outlived their shelf life, mislabele...
The resistance and contradictions in much of the efforts at combating fake drug proliferation in Nig...
Substandard and counterfeit medicines (SCMs) are a major public health threat in Africa. In Nigeria,...
Nigeria has a problem with fake drugs. This issue got to an intolerable height in 1989 when over 150...
Counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a global threat that often doesn’t receive as much attention needed ...
Drug faking is shaping towards realm for global health care system. It is very difficult for any age...
Background International agencies have viewed West Africa as a major player in the global trade in c...
Drug Frauds are on the increase, falsified drugs are giving sleepless nights to both patients, healt...