Quality control of active ingredients in artemisinin-derivative antimalarials within Kenya and DR Congo

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-74

  Atemnkeng, Magnus A ^a   De Cock, Katelijne ^a   Plaizier Vercammen, Jacqueline ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antimalarials; Artemisinin derivatives; Counterfeit; Quality control; Reversed phase HPLC

Indexed keywords

ALAXIN; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARINATE; ARMAX 200; ARTEETHER; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISIN DERIVATIVE; ARTEMOS; ARTESAPH; ARTESIANE; ARTESUNATE; COSUNATE; COTECXIN; DIHYDROARTEMISININ; EMAL; GSUNATE FORTE; GVITHER; MALARTEM; SALAXIN; SANTECXIN; SAPHNATE; ZYSUNATE;

DISEASE TREATMENT; DRUG; DRUG RESISTANCE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MALARIA; MEDICINE; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY;

ARTICLE; CONGO; DRUG CAPSULE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; KENYA; MALARIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TABLET FORMULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CAPSULES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DOSAGE FORMS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HUMANS; KENYA; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; QUALITY CONTROL; SESQUITERPENES; TABLETS;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARTESUNATE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 33845721702     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01769.x     Document Type: Article

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