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Visual assessment of antimicrobial medicine packaging and labeling quality in pharmacies of Ho Municipality, Ghana

Abstract

This study identified packaging quality issues among the antimicrobials investigated which may suggest potential risk to falsification. Routine antimicrobials packages assessment with developed tools like the packaging quality index could help pick up early signals of substandard and falsified antimicrobials for further regulatory investigations and action.

Research topics

  • Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting
  • Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0342484

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