Céline Caillet: Improving medicine quality
Channel: Tropical Medicine Oxford
Date: 28/10/2020

Dr Céline Caillet from LOMWRU (Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit) in Vientiane, Lao PDR, and IDDO (Infectious Diseases Data Observatory) in Oxford, tells us about her work on substandard and falsified medicine, and what can be done to improve medicine quality.
Substandard and falsified medicines are a growing concern both for LMICs and high income countries. Screening technologies help identify poor quality medicines and give an early signal when issues arise. This work also provides data for models to better understand the impact of poor quality medicines on antimicrobial resistance.