Problem

Inadequate drug classification

Other Names:
Misleading labelling of medicines
Inconsistent labelling of pharmaceuticals
Incidence:

In Pakistan, the labelling of pharmaceuticals consistently shows a relaxation of the recommended applications and contra- indications which would apply in the countries of manufacture, one example being a medicine registered for use in Europe for children over four years of age and labelled in Pakistan for children from one year of age.

Strategies:
Harmonizing labelling
Subject(s):
Communication Censorship
Health Care Pharmacy
Informatics, Classification Classification
Research, Standards Signs and labels
Societal Problems Inadequacy
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
30.07.2021 – 04:56 CEST