Comparison of Pharmaceutical Batches by near Infrared Spectroscopy

all rights reserved Medicine counterfeiting has been detected since approximately 1990 and appears to be a growing problem-in both developing and developed countries. 1,2 the International federation of pharmaceutical Manufacturers association (IfpMa) estimates that 7% of all medicines sold worldwide are counterfeits. 1 Since the exact definition of what constitutes a counterfeit differs between countries, the World Health organisation (WHo) has produced its own definition of a counterfeit medicine as being that which is, "deliberately mislabelled with respect to identity and/or source. counterfeiting can apply to both branded and generic products with counterfeit products including drugs with the correct ingredients or with the wrong ingredients; without active ingredients, with insufficient active ingredient or with fake packaging." the increased occurrence of counterfeit medicines has several serious consequences. these may include illness or fatality of consumers, higher medical insurance and lost revenues to pharmaceutical manufacturers and governments. diminished public confidence in both health care providers and

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Use of a Portable near Infrared Spectrometer for the Authentication of Tablets and the Detection of Counterfeit Versions

O’Neil

Jee

Lee³

et al. 2008

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy

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Identifying Counterfeit Medicines Using near Infrared Spectroscopy

Moffat

Assi

Watt

2010

Journal of Near Infrared Spectroscopy

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all rights reserved the World Health organisation (WHo) defines a counterfeit medicine as "a medicine which is deliberately and fraudulently mislabelled with respect to identity and/or source. counterfeiting can apply to both branded and generic products and counterfeit products may include products with the correct ingredients, or with the wrong ingredients, without active ingredients, with insufficient active ingredients or with fake packaging". 1 By this definition, a medicine that is knowingly substandard and deliberately and fraudulently mislabelled by the manufacturer to mislead a patient as to its content would be a counterfeit product. However, a product that is substandard because of a failure of Good Manufacturing practice would not be counterfeit. the world trade in these counterfeit medicines is very big business with a real threat both to public health and to the finances of the pharmaceutical industry. also, organised crime

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Comparison of Pharmaceutical Batches by near Infrared Spectroscopy

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Use of a Portable near Infrared Spectrometer for the Authentication of Tablets and the Detection of Counterfeit Versions

Use of a Portable near Infrared Spectrometer for the Authentication of Tablets and the Detection of Counterfeit Versions

Identifying Counterfeit Medicines Using near Infrared Spectroscopy

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