Counterfeit Avastin in India: Punish the Criminals, Not the Patients

Abstract Purpose To report the recent controversy surrounding the intraocular use of bevacizumab in India and its relationship to the broader problems of off-label drug use, medication compounding, and drug counterfeiting. Design Perspective Methods Data for this perspective was obtained from severa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of ophthalmology 2016-10, Vol.170, p.228-231
Hauptverfasser:	Stewart, Michael W., MD, Narayanan, Raja, MD, Gupta, Vishali, MD, Rosenfeld, Philip J, Martin, Daniel F., MD, Chakravarthy, Usha, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Angiogenesis Inhibitors - adverse effects Bevacizumab - adverse effects Counterfeit Drugs - adverse effects Counterfeit Drugs - supply & distribution Counterfeiting Criminals Criminals - legislation & jurisprudence Diabetes Diabetic retinopathy Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence Drug Compounding Drug dosages Edema Endophthalmitis - chemically induced Endophthalmitis - microbiology Epidemics Eye Infections, Bacterial - chemically induced Eye Infections, Bacterial - microbiology Fraud Funding Humans India Intravitreal Injections Off-Label Use Ophthalmology Patient safety Patient Safety - legislation & jurisprudence Pharmaceutical industry Prescription drugs Vascular endothelial growth factor Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A - antagonists & inhibitors
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