Comments on: Using mobiles to fight pharma fakes http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mobiles http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-1388152 Mobiles Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:03 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-1388152 I wonder how this program's doing now. Hope it was a success. I wonder how this program’s doing now. Hope it was a success.

]]> By: Werner http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-704986 Werner Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:16:27 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-704986 Product fakes are a problem all over the world. Ok, faked Nikee sneakers may be angry but fake medical drugs are more than an economic crime. I hope that the project will be successful. It would also be of good use in Russia where medical drug fakes can be found nearly in every drug store. Would be great to get more information. Keep on with that project Werner / from Russia ... with love ;) Product fakes are a problem all over the world. Ok, faked Nikee sneakers may be angry but fake medical drugs are more than an economic crime. I hope that the project will be successful. It would also be of good use in Russia where medical drug fakes can be found nearly in every drug store. Would be great to get more information. Keep on with that project

Werner / from Russia … with love ;)

]]> By: Open the Future http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-575341 Open the Future Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:12:23 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-575341 <strong>Thursday Topsight, October 11, 2007</strong> I have too many windows open to pages that I really would like to post extensive commentary on if I can just get around to it. • Virtual Ownership: Herman Miller makes the Aeron chair, and (quite appropriately) doesn't like... Thursday Topsight, October 11, 2007

I have too many windows open to pages that I really would like to post extensive commentary on if I can just get around to it. • Virtual Ownership: Herman Miller makes the Aeron chair, and (quite appropriately) doesn’t like…

]]> By: Katrin http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-573135 Katrin Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:14:13 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-573135 Ethan, very good post. Thanks for picking up the mobile bandwagon! We should have coffee one of these days and catch up. Will you be at PopTech? Ethan, very good post. Thanks for picking up the mobile bandwagon! We should have coffee one of these days and catch up. Will you be at PopTech?

]]> By: DJB Rizalist http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-572578 DJB Rizalist Tue, 09 Oct 2007 20:38:03 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-572578 thanks for this post ethan. lots of concern about this issue now that some people are pushing a new "Cheaper Medicines Bill" that will allow "viajeras" to go to India, buy "cheap medicines" there and haul them back, in luggage and balikbayan boxes. thanks for this post ethan. lots of concern about this issue now that some people are pushing a new “Cheaper Medicines Bill” that will allow “viajeras” to go to India, buy “cheap medicines” there and haul them back, in luggage and balikbayan boxes.

]]> By: Eunice Barungi http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-565681 Eunice Barungi Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:16:31 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-565681 Simply amazing as a concept! My only question is will it be feasible on a large scale? I am really interested in knowing how this comes through. It is one of the boldest projects I have ever heard of in Africa. Simply amazing as a concept! My only question is will it be feasible on a large scale? I am really interested in knowing how this comes through. It is one of the boldest projects I have ever heard of in Africa.

]]> By: anniem http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-565210 anniem Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:05:31 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-565210 Expired immunizations would be another great application for this. After some time the proteins in the immunizations denature, making the shot worthless. Transparency International has a different focus on corruption each year and this year's is international healthcare. Could be an application for their research? Or at least a good conference pairing? Expired immunizations would be another great application for this. After some time the proteins in the immunizations denature, making the shot worthless.

Transparency International has a different focus on corruption each year and this year’s is international healthcare. Could be an application for their research? Or at least a good conference pairing?

]]> By: quixote http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-565195 quixote Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:30:52 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-565195 The scale of fakery is simply mindboggling. 30%, 50%, <i>80%!</i>. Murder, indeed. The scale of fakery is simply mindboggling. 30%, 50%, 80%!.

Murder, indeed.

]]> By: Henok http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-565141 Henok Fri, 05 Oct 2007 01:50:41 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-565141 This is very serous problem Ethan I hope some will solve this. I have seen in my own eye some people selling expired medicine by saying “This expired date in the medicine will not hart African people” This is very serous problem Ethan I hope some will solve this. I have seen in my own eye some people selling expired medicine by saying “This expired date in the medicine will not hart African people”

]]> By: JohnN http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/comment-page-1/#comment-564767 JohnN Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:48:54 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/10/03/using-mobiles-to-fight-pharma-fakes/#comment-564767 Counterfeiting is also becoming a serious problem in the UK. A medical counterfeiting gang was recently apprehended. However, they were peddling Viagra, in Africa and Asia it is about lives. Counterfeiting is also becoming a serious problem in the UK. A medical counterfeiting gang was recently apprehended. However, they were peddling Viagra, in Africa and Asia it is about lives.

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