Quality of medicines commonly used in the treatment of soil transmitted helminths and giardia in ethiopia: a nationwide survey.
BACKGROUND:The presence of poor quality medicines in the market is a global threat on public health, especially in developing countries. Therefore, we assessed the quality of two commonly used anthelminthic drugs [mebendazole (MEB) and albendazole (ALB)] and one antiprotozoal drug [tinidazole (TNZ)]...
Main Authors: | Sultan Suleman, Gemechu Zeleke, Habtewold Deti, Zeleke Mekonnen, Luc Duchateau, Bruno Levecke, Jozef Vercruysse, Matthias D'Hondt, Evelien Wynendaele, Bart De Spiegeleer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-12-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256469?pdf=render |
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