Quality of antimalarials in Kinshasa peri-urban areas with regard to local pharmaceutical legislation and regulation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the context of old pharmaceutical legislation and regulations not adapted to current realities, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the existing pharmaceutical system in peri-urban areas of Kinshasa.

Methods

A prospective study was carried out during the period 2016-2018. The most used antimalarial medicines were identified through household and pharmaceutical establishment surveys. The samples of the obtained medicines were assayed with generic separation methods using the high-performance liquid chromatography technique coupled to a diode array detector. The registration status was checked for 126 antimalarial brand names. A characterization was carried out in 196 pharmaceutical establishments on the basis of standards set out by the Ministry of Heal

SUBMITTER: Mavungu Landu DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322209 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature