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IJSRP, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]

Combating Falsified Medicines at the Gate: A Reflexive Auto-Ethnography of Administrative Resilience at the Medical Supplies Division in Sri Lanka (2023–2025)
     B A O Wijewickrama, W D C U Dias, H T U N Premarathne, T V K Y Malaka
Abstract: Introduction: The economic crisis of 2022–2023 significantly impacted Sri Lanka’s medical supply chain, creating vulnerabilities that allowed substandard and falsified (SF) medicines to infiltrate the public health system. With the National Medicines Quality Assurance Laboratory (NMQAL) facing severe resource constraints, the Medical Supplies Division (MSD) was compelled to strengthen its gatekeeping mechanisms.
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B A O Wijewickrama, W D C U Dias, H T U N Premarathne, T V K Y Malaka (2026); Combating Falsified Medicines at the Gate: A Reflexive Auto-Ethnography of Administrative Resilience at the Medical Supplies Division in Sri Lanka (2023–2025); International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP) 16(6) (ISSN: 2250-3153), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.16.06.2026.p17412
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| ISSN: 2250-3153 | DOI: 10.29322/IJSRP