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Editorial
. 2019 Jul 18;4(4):e001681.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-001681. eCollection 2019.

The need for comprehensive and multidisciplinary training in substandard and falsified medicines for pharmacists

Alessandra Ferrario  1 , Ebiowei Samuel F Orubu  2   3 , Moji Christianah Adeyeye  4 , Muhammad H Zaman  5 , Veronika J Wirtz  6
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Editorial

The need for comprehensive and multidisciplinary training in substandard and falsified medicines for pharmacists

Alessandra Ferrario et al. BMJ Glob Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: public health.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: VJW reports grants from International Federation of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Associations (IFPMA), grants from Sandoz International GmbH and grants from Gilead Inc., outside the submitted work.

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