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Africa 81
Middle East 82
Types of drugs targeted by counterfeiters 83
Counterfeits and the pharmaceutical distribution chain 86
Access points for counterfeits 86
Repackaging, wholesaling, and counterfeiting: recent issues 89
Repackaging and counterfeiting 89
Wholesaling and counterfeiting 90
Online pharmacies 90
Unauthorized Internet pharmacies and counterfeits 91
Major producers of counterfeit drugs: China and India 94
China 95
Domestic counterfeiting: recent evidence 96
Contract manufacturing and the risk of counterfeiting 97
The counterfeit route: going West 99
India 99
Factors contributing to copycat & counterfeiting activities 100
The legitimate distribution pathway: problems going West 102
Chapter 4 Anti-counterfeiting strategies: current perspectives 104
Summary 104
Anti-counterfeiting strategies 105
Technical strategies 105
Non-technical strategies 105
Non-technical strategies and counterfeiting: current initiatives 106
Anti-counterfeiting technologies in developed countries 107
Current focus: track-and-trace technologies & mass serialization 109
European Union 109
United States 110
Mass serialization: main technology types 112
Barcodes 112
Radio frequency identification 112
Radio frequency identification in developed countries: recent activities 116
Chemical authentication technologies in developed countries: recent activities and initiatives 117
New packaging technologies 119
Anti-counterfeiting technologies in developing countries 120
Radio frequency identification in developing countries: recent activities 120
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