Falsified medicines in Africa: all talk, no action

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Falsified medicines in Africa: all talk, no action Paul N Newton, Patricia Tabernero, Prabha Dwivedi, María J Culzoni, María Eugenia Monge, Isabel Swamidoss, Dallas Mildenhall, Michael D Green, Richard Jähnke, Miguel dos Santos de Oliveira, Julia Simao, Nicholas J White, Facundo M Fernández  The Lancet Global Health  Volume 2, Issue 9, Pages e509-e510 (September 2014) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70279-7 Copyright © 2014 Newton et al. Open access article published under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions

Figure Scanned pictures of samples Top=falsified blister; bottom=genuine blister. The Lancet Global Health 2014 2, e509-e510DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(14)70279-7) Copyright © 2014 Newton et al. Open access article published under the terms of CC BY Terms and Conditions