Antimalarial Drug Resistance and the Importance of Drug Quality Monitoring

Overview

Journal J Postgrad Med

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2006 Nov 15

PMID 17102548

Citations 7

Authors

M D Green

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Abstract

The availability of counterfeit and poor quality drugs contribute to resistance and erroneous efficacy study results as well as directly affecting the health of individuals. This report describes the importance of drug quality monitoring as part of a comprehensive disease surveillance program.

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