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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

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).

Sandeep Bhupendra Maharaj, Darren Dookeeram, Roger Hosein, Kelvin Ramkissoon, Amrica Ramdass, Darleen Y Franco, Shalini Pooransingh

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Sandeep Bhupendra MaharajFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Darren DookeeramFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Roger HoseinFaculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Kelvin RamkissoonIndependent Researcher, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Amrica RamdassThe University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Darleen Y FrancoDepartment of Family Medicine, North West Regional Health Authority, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
Shalini PooransinghFaculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies St. Augustine, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.

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Abstract

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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COVID-19Caribbean RegionCommerceDrug TraffickingHumansSARS-CoV-2health in all policyIvermectinpharmaceutical regulationpublic healthsuitcase trade

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PMID39726652
PMCPMC11669496

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