Comparative study of the quality and efficacy of originator and generic albendazole for mass treatment of soil-transmitted nematode infections in Nepal

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 454-460

  Albonico, Marco ^a   Mathema, Pragya ^b   Montresor, Antonio ^c   Khakurel, Balkrishna ^d   Reggi, Valerio ^c   Pandey, Sharada ^d   Savioli, Lorenzo ^c  

^a Ivo de Carneri Foundation   (Italy)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d Minister for Health and Population Nepal   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Dissolution; Efficacy; Generic drugs; Nepal; Soil transmitted helminths

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; GENERIC DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISSOLUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; NEMATODIASIS; NEPAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOIL; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DRUG STABILITY; DRUGS, GENERIC; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MALE; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; NEPAL; PARASITE EGG COUNT; QUALITY CONTROL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SOIL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 33947124622     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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