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Diffusion of counterfeit drugs in developing countries and stability of galenics stored for months under different conditions of temperature and relative humidity
Aim To investigate the diffusion of counterfeit medicines
in developing countries and to verify the stability of galenic
dosage forms to determine the stability of galenics
prepared and stored in developing countries.
Methods We purchased 221 pharmaceutical samples belonging
to different therapeutic classes both in authorized
and illegal pharmacies and subjected them to European
Pharmacopoeia, 7th ed. quality tests. An UV-visible spectrophotometric
assay was used to determine the galenics
stability under different conditions of temperature (T) and
relative humidity (RH).
Results A substantial percentage of samples was substandard
(52%) and thus had to be considered as counterfeit.
Stability tests for galenics showed that the tested
dosage forms were stable for 24 months under “standard”
(t = 25 ± 2°C, RH = 50 ± 5%) conditions. Under “accelerated”
(t = 40 ± 2°C, RH = 50 ± 5%) conditions, samples were stable
for 3 months provided that they were stored in glass containers.
Stability results of samples stored in “accelerated”
conditions were similar to those obtained by on site in
tropical countries and could so supply precious information
on the expected stability of galenics in tropical countries.
Conclusion This study gives useful information about the
presence of counterfeit medicinal products in the pharmacies
of many developing countries. This should serve as an
alarm bell and an input for the production of galenics. We
recommend setting up of galenic laboratories in developing
countries around the glob
The International CAPM Redux
This paper presents new evidence that international investors are compensated for bearing currency risk. We present a new three-factor international capital asset pricing model, comprising a global equity factor denominated in local currencies, and two currency factors, dollar and carry. The model is able to explain a wide cross-section of equity returns from 46 developed and emerging countries from 1976 to the present, is also useful at explaining the risks of international mutual funds and hedge funds, and outperforms standard models proposed in the international asset pricing literature. We rationalize our findings with a simple model of endogenous exchange rate risk in complete markets, and identify the importance of correctly identifying the dynamics of quantities and market prices of risk
One Central Bank to Rule Them All
While global stock markets enjoy high returns on days surrounding FOMC meetings, there is no comparable result for other central banks either internationally or, more surprisingly, domestically. Neither announcement surprises nor currency moves drive these findings, which hold even for stocks with a domestic focus. The difference in announcement premia is not explained by economy size, exposure to multinationals, or policy activism. We conclude that the Fed exerts a unique impact on global equities. Consistent with this hypothesis, uncertainty drops across global markets following FOMC announcements but not those of other central banks. Furthermore, the Fed is generally the leader among central banks in setting monetary policy
Una conversazione con Nina Katchadourian attraverso l’Aperto di Agamben
Partendo da L’aperto di Agamben, Francesca Brusa percorre insieme a Nina Katchadurian l’opera dell’artista, connotata da una sfida continua, ironica e dolce, alle categorie che separano animali umani e non umani
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