Antimalarial drugs quality monitoring in some provinces of Viet Nam

Nguyen Thi Minh Thu1,, Tran Thanh Duong2
1 Vietnam University of Traditional Medicines
2 National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology (NIMPE)

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This study was conducted between January and August, 2016 in some malarial prevalence areas of Vietnam including Dak Nong and Gia Lai provinces. Total of 114 anti-malarial medicine samples (of which 55 available antimalarials and 59 selected antibiotics for malaria treatment) were collected from public and private health facilities.

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