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Market risk factors for substandard medicines.
| Risk factor | Risks to quality |
| High or rising pressure on profit margins | Incentivizes cost cutting |
| Stretched technical capacity | Increases risk of production errors or degradation during distribution |
| Limited oversight | Allows substandard products to flow through the supply chain |
| Low risk of damage to corporate reputation | Reduces incentive to invest in quality assurance |
