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Lui

Rui Liu

Affiliated

Lui

Fake drugs that could kill are on the rise in Western countries – here’s why

Author

  • Susanne Lundin
  • Rui Liu

Summary, in English

Fake medicines – illegal and substandard pharmaceuticals – have until now largely been a problem in low and middle-income countries. Ranging from lifestyle products to lifesaving medicines, such products are now also on the rise in the Western world. The spread is concerning, as fake medicines can be completely ineffective or extremely toxic.

Department/s

  • Division of Ethnology
  • The Cultural Studies Group of Neuroscience
  • Department of Service Studies

Publishing year

2019-06-24

Language

English

Publication/Series

The Conversation

Document type

Journal article

Topic

  • Ethnology
  • Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy

Keywords

  • Falsified medicine
  • Sweden
  • Europe

Status

Published

Project

  • Medical humanities research node
  • Illegal drugs - gathering information from the public and doctors. A preliminary evaluation of the implementation of knowledge in society. LUinnovation/VINNOVA (Projekt ID: 2014-1006)
  • Cultures of Consumption
  • Falsified medicines in a multi cultural society. Importance of knowledge exchange between the public and expertise.
  • Falsified Medicines. What the public says and professionals know – knowledge exchange providing a basis for actions.

Research group

  • The Cultural Studies Group of Neuroscience