Marcelo Peretta, Argentine Union of Pharmacists and Biochemists (SAFYB) general secretary, says that 24,000 deaths a year are caused by overmedication, automedication issues and the consumption of illicit and falsified medicines. Perette states that 11% of medicine sales are illicit medicines. This is 6% higher than in developed countries. The problem stems from a poorly monitored medicine supply chain.
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