Breakdown of data from figure 4 by stage and authentication technology alerts category to demonstrate detection at each step of the study
| Authentication technology alert categories | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stages | Authenticated elsewhere (counterfeit) | Product recalled | Batch recalled | Item expired |
| No. of medicines included | ||||
| Stage 1 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
| Stage 2 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Operator authenticated | ||||
| Stage 1 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 |
| Stage 2 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 14 |
| Operator-detected (quarantine) | ||||
| Stage 1 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Stage 2 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 |