Evaluation of portable devices for medicine quality screening: Lessons learnt, recommendations for implementation, and future priorities

PLoS Med. 2021 Sep 30;18(9):e1003747. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003747. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Céline Caillet and co-authors discuss a Collection on use of portable devices for the evaluation of medicine quality and legitimacy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Counterfeit Drugs / analysis*
  • Drug Contamination*
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Laos
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / analysis*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / standards
  • Pharmacies* / standards
  • Quality Control*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Technology, Pharmaceutical / instrumentation*
  • Technology, Pharmaceutical / standards

Substances

  • Counterfeit Drugs
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations