Maarten Kok
@maartenkok.bsky.social
Reposted by Maarten Kok
Most frameworks to assess #pharmaceutical #systems focus on national level, but many key functions, eg medicine distribution and use, are managed locally. We present a method to assess #local pharmaceutical systems & identify ways to improve their #performance.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Most frameworks to assess #pharmaceutical #systems focus on national level, but many key functions, eg medicine distribution and use, are managed locally. We present a method to assess #local pharmaceutical systems & identify ways to improve their #performance.
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Reposted by Maarten Kok
Reposted by Maarten Kok
NEW: The FDA found that Sun Pharma, which produces generic drugs for U.S. consumers, failed to investigate the source of bacteria found in test vials or promptly deal with damaged equipment that had caused drugs to be contaminated with metal particles.
FDA Inspectors Again Find Dangerous Breakdowns at an Indian Factory Supplying Medications to U.S. Consumers
The latest inspection comes 2 1/2 years after the agency allowed Sun Pharma to keep shipping some drugs to Americans even after banning the factory from the U.S. market because of quality problems.
www.propublica.org
July 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
NEW: The FDA found that Sun Pharma, which produces generic drugs for U.S. consumers, failed to investigate the source of bacteria found in test vials or promptly deal with damaged equipment that had caused drugs to be contaminated with metal particles.
Reposted by Maarten Kok
Once more, #exclusion policies create am opportunity of black market for 'medicines': #migrants shunned by clinics resort to buying #unregulated #medicines from illegal vendors in #SouthAfrica
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A thriving black market for medicines has emerged in Joburg
Immigrants shunned by clinics resort to buying unregulated medicines from illegal vendors
groundup.org.za
March 31, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Once more, #exclusion policies create am opportunity of black market for 'medicines': #migrants shunned by clinics resort to buying #unregulated #medicines from illegal vendors in #SouthAfrica
@salehaljadeeah.bsky.social @belentarrafeta.bsky.social
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Reposted by Maarten Kok
European health agency considers quitting X over mis formation.
My university (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) has already deactivated its account.
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My university (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) has already deactivated its account.
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EU disease agency considers quitting Elon Musk’s X over disinfo
The spread of scientific misinformation on the social media platform is making the ECDC think twice, its director says.
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November 19, 2024 at 8:56 PM
European health agency considers quitting X over mis formation.
My university (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) has already deactivated its account.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
My university (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) has already deactivated its account.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...