A critical review on the availability of substandard and falsified medicines online: Incidence, challenges and perspectives

Ahmed, Jamee; Mohac, Laura Modica de; Mackey, Tim K.; Raimi-Abraham, Bahijja Tolulope

doi:10.1177/23992026221074548

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“…Además, el uso de anuncios en línea y redes sociales también son recomendables. En cualquier caso, los mensajes de salud pública deben hacerse teniendo en cuenta el contexto sociopolítico y cultural local para garantizar el máximo impacto ( 38 ).…”

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Regulación de la venta de productos médicos por Internet: experiencias y estrategias para Latinoamérica

Rojas-Cortés,

Gorordo,

Vahos

et al. 2023

Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública

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El objetivo de este informe especial es presentar los avances en Latinoamérica sobre la regulación de la venta de productos médicos a través de internet y ofrecer orientación a las Autoridades Reguladoras Nacionales (ARN) en la planificación y ejecución de estrategias para la regulación y fiscalización del comercio electrónico de productos médicos. Se presentan los avances regulatorios y de programas, e iniciativas efectuadas por cuatro países de América Latina para el control de la venta de productos médicos a través de Internet, incluyendo revisiones complementarias de la literatura y de programas para el control del comercio electrónico de agencias de referencia. A partir de esta revisión, se proponen las siguientes líneas estratégicas: fortalecimiento del marco regulatorio y normativo; fortalecimiento de la capacidad fiscalizadora; colaboración con autoridades y otros actores clave nacionales e internacionales; y comunicación y sensibilización con la comunidad y los profesionales de salud. Cada una de estas estrategias deben ir acompañadas con acciones específicas, que pueden servir como orientaciones para las ARN de las Américas, y de países con contextos similares para el fortalecimiento de sus marcos regulatorios y la protección de los pacientes y consumidores.

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Regulación de la venta de productos médicos por Internet: experiencias y estrategias para Latinoamérica

Rojas-Cortés,

Gorordo,

Vahos

et al. 2023

Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública

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“…In fact, our study revealed that the sentiment uncovered from patient medication reviews explained a significant portion of the variance in patient satisfaction with medication treatment (increase in R 2 =18.97%). Dissatisfaction with medication treatment has been associated with nonadherence, off-label use, and even the consumption of illegal substances [ 49 , 50 ].…”

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Identification of Emotional Spectrums of Patients Taking an Erectile Dysfunction Medication: Ontology-Based Emotion Analysis of Patient Medication Reviews on Social Media

Noh,

Kim,

Hong

2023

J Med Internet Res

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Background Patient medication reviews on social networking sites provide valuable insights into the experiences and sentiments of individuals taking specific medications. Understanding the emotional spectrum expressed by patients can shed light on their overall satisfaction with medication treatment. This study aims to explore the emotions expressed by patients taking phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors and their impact on sentiment. Objective This study aimed to (1) identify the distribution of 6 Parrot emotions in patient medication reviews across different patient characteristics and PDE5 inhibitors, (2) determine the relative impact of each emotion on the overall sentiment derived from the language expressed in each patient medication review while controlling for different patient characteristics and PDE5 inhibitors, and (3) assess the predictive power of the overall sentiment in explaining patient satisfaction with medication treatment. Methods A data set of patient medication reviews for sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil was collected from 3 popular social networking sites such as WebMD, Ask-a-Patient, and Drugs.com. The Parrot emotion model, which categorizes emotions into 6 primary classes (surprise, anger, love, joy, sadness, and fear), was used to analyze the emotional content of the reviews. Logistic regression and sentiment analysis techniques were used to examine the distribution of emotions across different patient characteristics and PDE5 inhibitors and to quantify their contribution to sentiment. Results The analysis included 3070 patient medication reviews. The most prevalent emotions expressed were joy and sadness, with joy being the most prevalent among positive emotions and sadness being the most prevalent among negative emotions. Emotion distributions varied across patient characteristics and PDE5 inhibitors. Regression analysis revealed that joy had the strongest positive impact on sentiment, while sadness had the most negative impact. The sentiment score derived from patient reviews significantly predicted patient satisfaction with medication treatment, explaining 19% of the variance (increase in R2) when controlling for patient characteristics and PDE5 inhibitors. Conclusions This study provides valuable insights into the emotional experiences of patients taking PDE5 inhibitors. The findings highlight the importance of emotions in shaping patient sentiment and satisfaction with medication treatment. Understanding these emotional dynamics can aid health care providers in better addressing patient needs and improving overall patient care.

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“…Globalization of the pharmaceutical market and the use of technology including telemedicine and cyber medicine are contributing to the spread of SF medicines to developed countries. 15 …”

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Improving access to medicines to reduce marketing and use of substandard and falsified medicines in Africa: Scoping review

Sorato,

Davari,

Kebriaeezadeh

2024

The Journal of Medicine Access

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Background: Both constrained access to essential medicines and combatting marketing of substandard and falsified (SF) medicines are unmet health sector goals in Africa. Objective: To answer the question of how improved access can reduce the continuous surge of SF medicines in Africa. Design: We conducted a scoping review based on standard protocol. Methods: We searched articles published in the English language from PubMed/Medline, Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar by using a systematic search query. Results: Seventy-one articles were included in this review. Access to quality essential medicines is still a major problem in developing countries in Africa and will continue as a threat for the next decade of health care. Ensuring access to quality medicines and preventing SF medicines in Africa need a systematic approach to address their underlying causes. Failure to ensure access to medicines is the major reason for the availability of SF medicines. Improving access to quality medicines can reduce SF medicine marketing and use. Manipulating the entire supply chain for efficiency, avoiding trade agreements that could reduce access, using compulsory licensing provisions, and pharmaceutical price control, providing incentives for drug development, and promoting rational use of medicines can improve access. Conclusion: Ensuring access to medicines and preventing SF medicine marketing cannot be achieved in the planned period in developing countries in Africa unless a comprehensive strategy is used. Improving access to quality medicines can reduce SF medicine marketing and use, that is, ensuring access through uninterrupted supply, improved efficiency, enhanced local production, preventing SF medicine entry, improved medication use system, and improved affordability. Therefore, it is essential to improve supply chain capability, address challenges of the supply chain, improve leadership and governance, establish country-specific anti-counterfeiting and anti-substandardization committees, and collaborate with all relevant stakeholders.

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A critical review on the availability of substandard and falsified medicines online: Incidence, challenges and perspectives

Cited by 19 publications

References 58 publications

Regulación de la venta de productos médicos por Internet: experiencias y estrategias para Latinoamérica

Regulación de la venta de productos médicos por Internet: experiencias y estrategias para Latinoamérica

Identification of Emotional Spectrums of Patients Taking an Erectile Dysfunction Medication: Ontology-Based Emotion Analysis of Patient Medication Reviews on Social Media

Improving access to medicines to reduce marketing and use of substandard and falsified medicines in Africa: Scoping review

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