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- Lundin, Susanne, et al.
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Introduction : Medicine across borders
- 2023
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In: Medicine across borders : Exploration of grey zones - Exploration of grey zones. - 9781991260307 - 9781991260314 ; 17, s. 1-12
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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- Funestrand, Henrik, et al.
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Substandard and falsified medical products are a global public health threat. A pilot survey of awareness among physicians in Sweden
- 2019
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In: Journal of Public Health. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1741-3850 .- 1741-3842. ; 41:1, s. 95-102
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- BackgroundSubstandard and falsified medical products are a public health threat, primarily associated with low- and middle-income countries. Today, the phenomenon also exists in high-income countries. Increased Internet access has opened a global market. Self-diagnosis and self-prescription have boosted the market for unregulated websites with access to falsified medicines.AimTo describe the state of knowledge and experience on SF medical products among emergency physicians (EPs) and general practitioners (GPs) in Sweden.MethodsAn online survey with anonymous answers from 100 EPs and 100 GPs. Physicians were recruited from TNS SIFO’s medical database. The term in the survey was ‘illegal and falsified medicines’ which was common in Sweden at that time. It corresponds well with the term ‘substandard and falsified medical products’ that the WHO launched shortly after our data collection. We report our results with this term.ResultsIn Sweden, 78.5% of the physicians had heard the term ‘illegal and falsified medicines’ and 36.5% had met patients they suspected had taken it. Physicians lacked awareness of the use of the reporting system and wanted more knowledge about how to deal with patients who have possibly used falsified medicines.ConclusionsTo meet the public health threat of SF medical products, physicians need more knowledge.
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- Lundin, Susanne, et al.
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”Allt fler falska mediciner mot covid-19 i omlopp”
- 2021
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In: Dagens nyheter (DN debatt). - 1101-2447.
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Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Debatten om covid-19 fokuserar främst på medicinska områden som smittspridning, antikroppar och vacciner. Men det finns andra aspekter som glöms bort.Våren 2020 rapporterade Interpol att stora mängder förfalskade covid-19- skyddsprodukter av olika slag var i omlopp. Nu ett år senare har den globala illegala spridningen ökat. Det gäller allt från undermåliga ansiktsmasker till sådant som utger sig för att vara godkända mediciner och vacciner.Många falska mediciner och skyddsprodukter kan ge allvarliga biverkningar. Andra produkter kan vara helt i avsaknad av aktiva ingredienser och det kan ligga nära till hands att avfärda dem som harmlösa. I själva verket invaggar de oss i en falsk trygghet vilket är allvarligt under den nu pågående pandemin. Vår forskargrupp har länge studerat förekomsten av förfalskade medicinska produkter och vi såg vikten av att samla in data om hur skydd mot covid-19 anskaffas, vem som har tillgång till produkterna och i vilken utsträckning människor riskerar att få förfalskade varor.
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- Lundin, Susanne, et al.
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Fake drugs that could kill are on the rise in Western countries – here’s why
- 2019
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In: The Conversation.
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Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Fake medicines – illegal and substandard pharmaceuticals – have until now largely been a problem in low and middle-income countries. Ranging from lifestyle products to lifesaving medicines, such products are now also on the rise in the Western world. The spread is concerning, as fake medicines can be completely ineffective or extremely toxic.
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- Lundin, Susanne, et al.
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Läkemedel på nya arenor
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In: Kultur X : 10-talet i kulturvetenskaplig belysning - 10-talet i kulturvetenskaplig belysning. - 2001-7510 .- 2001-7529. - 9789198545920 - 9789198545937 ; 24, s. 117-127
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)
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- Lundin, Susanne, et al.
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“Where and how do you buy medicines?” A pilot survey of consumption strategies among the public in Sweden
- 2019
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In: Journal of Public Health. - : Oxford University Press (OUP). - 1741-3850 .- 1741-3842.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Substandard and falsified (SF) medical products are a major danger to public health. They affect every region of the world, and have been identified in all major therapeutic categories. Studies from medicine, pharmacology, law and public health dominate this research area with a focus on the supply side. However, the spread of SF medical products cannot be fully understood without information about the demand side or a sociocultural perspective on market formation. The aim of this short report is to present findings from a pilot study that examines the attitudes of the Swedish public regarding consumption of medicines. Methods: We conducted a pilot survey in 2016 “Where and how do you buy medicines?” using LimeSurvey, an open-source online survey software. In total 155 respondents completed the survey. Results: The majority of respondents turn to doctors within healthcare for prescription-only medicines (POM). Simultaneously, some respondents would consider buying POMs without prior contact with experts even if medicines may come from unsafe sources.Conclusions: There is a tendency that people move away from formal healthcare towards an unregulated market. In parallel, people's approach to doctors becomes more personalized and pragmatic than in former patriarchal relationships. Risk becomes a negotiable concept.Keywords: Substandard and falsified medical products, consumption strategies, conception of risk, Swedish public
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- Lundin, Susanne, et al.
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Where and how do you buy medicines? : Report
- 2016
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- In order to understand where and how the Swedish public access their medicines, especially prescribed medicines, an online survey was conducted as a pilot study during April and May 2016. Among a collection of 155 answers, the data shows that, although a majority of the respondents feel hesitated and negative towards shopping prescribed medicines online, a tendency is demonstrated that people would seek out medical assistance from other sources in foreign countries if their need could not be satisfied by the current national healthcare service. This might expose these vulnerable patients to the danger of falsified medicines. Our findings point out the need to map out medical consumers’ shopping patterns and call for more qualitative studies to understand this mechanism and to provide the public with necessary information regarding shopping medicines in a safe environment.
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