Background Since 1998 the serious public health problem in South East Asia of counterfeit artesunate, containing no or subtherapeutic amounts of the active antimalarial ingredient, has led to deaths from untreated malaria, reduced confidence in this vital drug, large economic losses for the legitimate manufacturers, and concerns that artemisinin resistance might be engendered. Methods and Findings With evidence of a deteriorating situation, a group of police, criminal analysts, chemists, palynologists, and health workers collaborated to determine the source of these counterfeits under the auspices of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) and the Western Pacific World Health Organization Regional Office. A total of 391 sa...
Background: Poor quality antimalarial medicines still represent a threat to the public health, espec...
Abstract. There is an urgent need for accurate and inexpensive handheld instruments for the evaluati...
Falciparum malaria kills, and it particularly kills the rural poor. Artemisinin derivatives, such as...
Since 1998 the serious public health problem in South East Asia of counterfeit artesunate, containin...
Background Since 1998 the serious public health problem in South East Asia of counterfeit artesunat...
Artesunate is a key antimalarial drug in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum ...
Abstract Background Counterfeit oral artesunate has been a major public health problem in mainland S...
BACKGROUND: Counterfeit oral artesunate has been a major public health problem in mainland SE Asia, ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of counterfeit antimalarial drugs in Southeast (SE) Asia. DESIGN...
In southeast Asia, the widespread high prevalence of counterfeits tablets of the vital antimalarial ...
Abstract. In southeast Asia, the widespread high prevalence of counterfeits tablets of the vital ant...
Abstract Background Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major public health problem. A vital com...
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major public health problem. A vital component o...
Counterfeit antimalarials (mainly artemisinin derivatives) is a crucial health problem in developing...
There is an urgent need for accurate and inexpensive handheld instruments for the evaluation of medi...
Background: Poor quality antimalarial medicines still represent a threat to the public health, espec...
Abstract. There is an urgent need for accurate and inexpensive handheld instruments for the evaluati...
Falciparum malaria kills, and it particularly kills the rural poor. Artemisinin derivatives, such as...
Since 1998 the serious public health problem in South East Asia of counterfeit artesunate, containin...
Background Since 1998 the serious public health problem in South East Asia of counterfeit artesunat...
Artesunate is a key antimalarial drug in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum ...
Abstract Background Counterfeit oral artesunate has been a major public health problem in mainland S...
BACKGROUND: Counterfeit oral artesunate has been a major public health problem in mainland SE Asia, ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of counterfeit antimalarial drugs in Southeast (SE) Asia. DESIGN...
In southeast Asia, the widespread high prevalence of counterfeits tablets of the vital antimalarial ...
Abstract. In southeast Asia, the widespread high prevalence of counterfeits tablets of the vital ant...
Abstract Background Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major public health problem. A vital com...
BACKGROUND: Plasmodium falciparum malaria remains a major public health problem. A vital component o...
Counterfeit antimalarials (mainly artemisinin derivatives) is a crucial health problem in developing...
There is an urgent need for accurate and inexpensive handheld instruments for the evaluation of medi...
Background: Poor quality antimalarial medicines still represent a threat to the public health, espec...
Abstract. There is an urgent need for accurate and inexpensive handheld instruments for the evaluati...
Falciparum malaria kills, and it particularly kills the rural poor. Artemisinin derivatives, such as...