Simple New Test to Combat Counterfeit Drug Problem in Developing Countries
Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 11:31
in Health & Medicine
In a thrust against the major problem of counterfeit medicines sold in developing countries, which causes thousands of illnesses and deaths annually, scientists today described development of a simple, paper-strip test that people could use to identify counterfeit versions of one of the most-frequently faked medicines in the world. They described the research at the 244th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.