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Study Finds Africans Get Substandard Malaria Drugs
May 6, 2008
Many Africans are getting substandard malaria drugs, with more than a third of the pills tested failing quality tests, according to a report published.
Tests of 195 different packs of malaria drugs sold in six African cities showed 35 percent of them either did not contain high enough levels of active ingredient or did not dissolve properly.
"Our study shows that efforts to increase access to quality antimalarial drugs in Africa are increasingly important," Dr. Roger Bate of the American Enterprise Institute, who led the study, said in a statement.
For full article, visit:
http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN0651796020080507
category: News from Other Sources : General Health News
contributed by Liza Nanni on 8 May 2008
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