Quality of antimalarial drugs and antibiotics in Papua New Guinea: a survey of the health facility supply chain.

Poor-quality life-saving medicines are a major public health threat, particularly in settings with a weak regulatory environment. Insufficient amounts of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) endanger patient safety and may contribute to the development of drug resistance. In the case of malaria,...

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Main Authors: Manuel W Hetzel, Madhu Page-Sharp, Nancy Bala, Justin Pulford, Inoni Betuela, Timothy M E Davis, Evelyn K Lavu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4020934?pdf=render