The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island)
This article seeks to highlight an aspect of the illegal pharmaceutical trade in the Caribbean. With the advent of COVID-19 there has been a shortage of a number of drugs in the formal sector. This is largely due to restrictions on foreign exchange, importation delays and sensationalized reporting o...
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| author | Sandeep Bhupendra Maharaj Darren Dookeeram Roger Hosein Kelvin Ramkissoon Amrica Ramdass Darleen Y. Franco Shalini Pooransingh |
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| description | This article seeks to highlight an aspect of the illegal pharmaceutical trade in the Caribbean. With the advent of COVID-19 there has been a shortage of a number of drugs in the formal sector. This is largely due to restrictions on foreign exchange, importation delays and sensationalized reporting of unrecommended drugs having a curative effect on COVID-19 patients. This article examines the issue of “the informal suitcase trading” of these drugs. It posits a need for a collaborative and multi-sectoral approach to mitigate the negative effects of the practice on health, trade and national security. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6bb4bcb1425e4b44bc311edefca3950e2025-08-20T02:50:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652024-12-011210.3389/fpubh.2024.13535161353516The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island)Sandeep Bhupendra Maharaj0Darren Dookeeram1Roger Hosein2Kelvin Ramkissoon3Amrica Ramdass4Darleen Y. Franco5Shalini Pooransingh6Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoFaculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoIndependent Researcher, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoThe University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoDepartment of Family Medicine, North West Regional Health Authority, Port of Spain, Trinidad and TobagoFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and TobagoThis article seeks to highlight an aspect of the illegal pharmaceutical trade in the Caribbean. With the advent of COVID-19 there has been a shortage of a number of drugs in the formal sector. This is largely due to restrictions on foreign exchange, importation delays and sensationalized reporting of unrecommended drugs having a curative effect on COVID-19 patients. This article examines the issue of “the informal suitcase trading” of these drugs. It posits a need for a collaborative and multi-sectoral approach to mitigate the negative effects of the practice on health, trade and national security.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1353516/fullsuitcase tradepharmaceutical regulationhealth in all policypublic healthIvermectin |
| spellingShingle | Sandeep Bhupendra Maharaj Darren Dookeeram Roger Hosein Kelvin Ramkissoon Amrica Ramdass Darleen Y. Franco Shalini Pooransingh The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island) Frontiers in Public Health suitcase trade pharmaceutical regulation health in all policy public health Ivermectin |
| title | The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island) |
| title_full | The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island) |
| title_fullStr | The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island) |
| title_short | The pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation-unproven COVID-19 (Ivermectin and HCQ remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a Caribbean Island) |
| title_sort | pharmaceutical suitcase trade and the need for multisectoral regulation unproven covid 19 ivermectin and hcq remedies unmask an insidious health danger in a caribbean island |
| topic | suitcase trade pharmaceutical regulation health in all policy public health Ivermectin |
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