Counterfeit Drugs

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Georgia Tech Researchers Help Identify and Shut Down Makers of Fake Anti-malarial Medications

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Shirley Tomes
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Georgia Tech Researchers Help Identify Fake Drugs.

Full Summary:

Georgia Institute of Technology researchers were part of a three-continent, multi-organizational effort known as "Operation Jupiter" that successfully identified and shut down manufacturers who were flooding Southeast Asia with counterfeit - and ineffective - anti-malarial drugs.

Dr. Facundo Fernandez and his group from the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry have been working on this project for some time. They are part of the three-continent, multi-organizational effort known as "Operation Jupiter" that successfully identified and shut down manufacturers who were flooding Southeast Asia with counterfeit - and ineffective - anti-malarial drugs.

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http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/anti-counterfeit.htm

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School of Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Institute and Campus, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Student and Faculty, Research
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  • Created By: Shirley Tomes
  • Workflow Status: Archived
  • Created On: Feb 20, 2008 - 8:00pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:02pm