title: The primacy of public health considerations in defining poor quality medicines.
authors.affiliation: Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR. paul@tropmedres.ac
authors.forename: Paul N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: Abdinasir A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Passmore
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dukes
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tomson
authors.forename: Bright
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Simons
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bate
authors.forename: Philippe J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: Nicholas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D058110:Counterfeit Drugs / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000145:classification / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards; D003906:Developing Countries; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000592:standards*; D033161:Government Regulation; D018973:Intellectual Property; D007390:International Agencies / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007391:International Cooperation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000592:standards*; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D058110:Counterfeit Drugs; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations