Stability of misoprostol tablets collected in Malawi and Rwanda: Importance of intact primary packaging.

Misoprostol is listed in the WHO essential medicines list and can be used for induction of labour, for prevention and treatment of post-partum haemorrhage, and for abortions. The compound is unstable, and substandard misoprostol preparations have been detected in low- and middle-income countries. We...

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Main Authors: Nhomsai Hagen, Thomas Bizimana, P Claver Kayumba, Felix Khuluza, Lutz Heide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238628