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If they did that, they wouldn't be selling expired and inappropriate medication. So why would they? The sellers might also be illiterate...they are selling by c
by phonon 9y ago
If they did that, they wouldn't be selling expired and inappropriate medication. So why would they? The sellers might also be illiterate...they are selling by color/shape.
- civilian 9y agoWhat? They could still sell medication, it would just be the appropriate medication! As for expired--- expired medication are still good. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/expired-medications-drugs-potency-effective_n_1949481.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/09/expired-medications... https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB954201508530067326 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB954201508530067326 You are right that illiteracy might be a big factor though. "Haiti's literacy rate of about 61%..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Haiti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Haiti
- phonon 9y agoTo reply un-cynically now--you're right. There's always a way to improve things. A MD/PhD friend of mine is working on a grant to develop a phone app for third world medical treatment that will give simplified explanations of what drugs should be prescribed for what conditions/symptoms, with pictures. Feel like volunteering? :-)