Jailson Jesus Martins
Antigua
Research Article
Illegal Market of Medicines in Cabo Verde: Characterization for Action
Author(s): Carla Djamila Reis, Eduardo Jorge Tavares and Jailson Jesus MartinsCarla Djamila Reis, Eduardo Jorge Tavares and Jailson Jesus Martins
Background: Medicines contribute to improve survival and quality of life around the world. However, inequities in access to healthcare, combined with advances in industrial technologies enabled the expansion of illegal market of medicines. This is a serious risk to health of populations and health systems because it is highly permeable to counterfeit, falsified, spurious and substandard medicines. The illegal market seems to be increasing becoming a health, social and economic problem in Africa.
Purpose: (1) To collect data regarding illegal market of medicines in Cabo Verde to assess the proportion; (2) To know the best-selling medicines; (3) To identify reasons for using it and (4) To identify determinants factors.
Method: A survey.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-6887.1000178