Datasets:
Tasks:
Tabular Classification
Formats:
csv
Languages:
English
Size:
10K - 100K
Tags:
substandard-falsified-medicines
online-pharmacy
unregistered-medicines
e-commerce
Synthetic
sub-saharan-africa
License:
| """Generate synthetic online pharmacy & unregistered medicines dataset for SSA. | |
| Research-based parameterization: | |
| - WHO: 50% of medicines purchased online from illegal sites are | |
| falsified; growing e-pharmacy market in Africa. | |
| - SAHPRA: Fake medicines common; painkillers, antibiotics, antimalarials, | |
| ARVs, sexual stimulants most counterfeited online. | |
| - SSA context: Limited regulation of online pharmacies; social media | |
| sales; WhatsApp/Facebook marketplace; cross-border e-commerce. | |
| """ | |
| from __future__ import annotations | |
| from pathlib import Path | |
| import numpy as np | |
| import pandas as pd | |
| SEED = 42 | |
| N_PER_SCENARIO = 10_000 | |
| YEAR_RANGE = np.arange(2010, 2025) | |
| YEAR_WEIGHTS = np.linspace(0.85, 1.3, len(YEAR_RANGE)) | |
| YEAR_WEIGHTS = YEAR_WEIGHTS / YEAR_WEIGHTS.sum() | |
| SCENARIOS = { | |
| "social_media_marketplace": { | |
| "setting_probs": {"whatsapp": 0.30, "facebook_marketplace": 0.25, | |
| "instagram": 0.20, "telegram": 0.15, "tiktok": 0.10}, | |
| "product_probs": {"sexual_stimulant": 0.20, "weight_loss": 0.15, | |
| "antibiotic": 0.15, "analgesic": 0.12, | |
| "skin_lightening": 0.10, "supplement": 0.10, | |
| "antimalarial": 0.08, "other": 0.10}, | |
| "sf_prevalence": 0.45, | |
| "unregistered_pct": 0.70, | |
| "no_prescription_pct": 0.95, | |
| "pharmacist_involved_pct": 0.02, | |
| "verified_seller_pct": 0.05, | |
| }, | |
| "dedicated_online_pharmacy": { | |
| "setting_probs": {"dedicated_website": 0.35, "mobile_app": 0.25, | |
| "aggregator_platform": 0.20, "telemedicine_linked": 0.20}, | |
| "product_probs": {"antibiotic": 0.15, "antihypertensive": 0.12, | |
| "antidiabetic": 0.10, "analgesic": 0.12, | |
| "contraceptive": 0.08, "ARV": 0.05, | |
| "supplement": 0.15, "sexual_stimulant": 0.10, | |
| "other": 0.13}, | |
| "sf_prevalence": 0.20, | |
| "unregistered_pct": 0.40, | |
| "no_prescription_pct": 0.60, | |
| "pharmacist_involved_pct": 0.25, | |
| "verified_seller_pct": 0.30, | |
| }, | |
| "cross_border_ecommerce": { | |
| "setting_probs": {"alibaba_aliexpress": 0.30, "jumia_marketplace": 0.20, | |
| "international_website": 0.25, "dark_web": 0.10, | |
| "unknown_platform": 0.15}, | |
| "product_probs": {"antibiotic": 0.15, "sexual_stimulant": 0.15, | |
| "controlled_substance": 0.10, "weight_loss": 0.10, | |
| "supplement": 0.12, "antimalarial": 0.08, | |
| "skin_lightening": 0.10, "other": 0.20}, | |
| "sf_prevalence": 0.50, | |
| "unregistered_pct": 0.80, | |
| "no_prescription_pct": 0.90, | |
| "pharmacist_involved_pct": 0.01, | |
| "verified_seller_pct": 0.03, | |
| }, | |
| } | |
| SCENARIO_FILES = { | |
| "social_media_marketplace": "online_social_media.csv", | |
| "dedicated_online_pharmacy": "online_dedicated.csv", | |
| "cross_border_ecommerce": "online_cross_border.csv", | |
| } | |
| def _choice(rng, prob_map): | |
| keys = list(prob_map.keys()) | |
| weights = np.array(list(prob_map.values()), dtype=float) | |
| weights = weights / weights.sum() | |
| return rng.choice(keys, p=weights) | |
| def _simulate_scenario(name, params, seed): | |
| rng = np.random.default_rng(seed) | |
| records = [] | |
| for idx in range(N_PER_SCENARIO): | |
| year = int(rng.choice(YEAR_RANGE, p=YEAR_WEIGHTS)) | |
| platform = _choice(rng, params["setting_probs"]) | |
| product = _choice(rng, params["product_probs"]) | |
| age = int(np.clip(rng.normal(28, 10), 15, 65)) | |
| sex = rng.choice(["male", "female"], p=[0.50, 0.50]) | |
| no_prescription = int(rng.random() < params["no_prescription_pct"]) | |
| self_medication = int(no_prescription and rng.random() < 0.80) | |
| pharmacist_involved = int(rng.random() < params["pharmacist_involved_pct"]) | |
| verified_seller = int(rng.random() < params["verified_seller_pct"]) | |
| # Registration status | |
| unregistered = int(rng.random() < params["unregistered_pct"]) | |
| nmra_approved = int(not unregistered and rng.random() < 0.60) | |
| manufacturer_known = int(rng.random() < 0.40) | |
| batch_traceable = int(manufacturer_known and rng.random() < 0.30) | |
| # Quality | |
| is_sf = int(rng.random() < params["sf_prevalence"]) | |
| is_falsified = int(is_sf and rng.random() < 0.50) | |
| is_substandard = int(is_sf and not is_falsified) | |
| no_active_ingredient = int(is_falsified and rng.random() < 0.30) | |
| wrong_ingredient = int(is_falsified and rng.random() < 0.15) | |
| contaminated = int(is_sf and rng.random() < 0.10) | |
| # Delivery | |
| delivery_method = rng.choice(["courier", "postal", "pickup", "rider"], | |
| p=[0.30, 0.20, 0.20, 0.30]) | |
| cold_chain_needed = int(product in ("vaccine", "ARV") and rng.random() < 0.30) | |
| cold_chain_maintained = int(cold_chain_needed and rng.random() < 0.10) | |
| delivery_days = int(np.clip(rng.exponential(5), 1, 30)) | |
| # Health outcomes | |
| adr_occurred = int(is_sf and rng.random() < 0.08) | |
| treatment_failure = int(is_sf and rng.random() < 0.12) | |
| hospitalisation = int((adr_occurred or treatment_failure) and rng.random() < 0.10) | |
| delayed_care = int(self_medication and rng.random() < 0.15) | |
| # Regulation & enforcement | |
| reported_to_nmra = int(is_sf and rng.random() < 0.02) | |
| platform_removed = int(is_sf and rng.random() < 0.05) | |
| consumer_aware_risk = int(rng.random() < 0.10) | |
| checked_registration = int(rng.random() < 0.05) | |
| price_usd = float(np.clip(rng.lognormal(np.log(3), 0.8), 0.20, 100)) | |
| any_adverse = int(adr_occurred or treatment_failure or delayed_care) | |
| record = { | |
| "record_id": f"{name[:3].upper()}-{idx:05d}", | |
| "scenario": name, | |
| "year": year, | |
| "platform": platform, | |
| "product": product, | |
| "age": age, | |
| "sex": sex, | |
| "no_prescription": no_prescription, | |
| "self_medication": self_medication, | |
| "pharmacist_involved": pharmacist_involved, | |
| "verified_seller": verified_seller, | |
| "unregistered": unregistered, | |
| "nmra_approved": nmra_approved, | |
| "manufacturer_known": manufacturer_known, | |
| "batch_traceable": batch_traceable, | |
| "is_substandard_falsified": is_sf, | |
| "is_falsified": is_falsified, | |
| "no_active_ingredient": no_active_ingredient, | |
| "wrong_ingredient": wrong_ingredient, | |
| "contaminated": contaminated, | |
| "delivery_method": delivery_method, | |
| "delivery_days": delivery_days, | |
| "adr_occurred": adr_occurred, | |
| "treatment_failure": treatment_failure, | |
| "hospitalisation": hospitalisation, | |
| "delayed_care": delayed_care, | |
| "reported_to_nmra": reported_to_nmra, | |
| "consumer_aware_risk": consumer_aware_risk, | |
| "price_usd": round(price_usd, 2), | |
| "any_adverse": any_adverse, | |
| } | |
| records.append(record) | |
| return pd.DataFrame(records) | |
| def main(): | |
| output_dir = Path("data") | |
| output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True) | |
| for idx, (name, params) in enumerate(SCENARIOS.items()): | |
| df = _simulate_scenario(name, params, SEED + idx * 211) | |
| df.to_csv(output_dir / SCENARIO_FILES[name], index=False) | |
| print(f"Saved {name} -> {SCENARIO_FILES[name]}") | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| main() | |