Quality and composition of Albendazole, Mebendazole and Praziquantel available in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Tanzania.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Even though the international combat against Neglected Tropical Diseases such as schistosomiasis or soil-transmitted helminthiases depends on reliable therapeutics, anthelminthic pharmacovigilance has been neglected on many national African drug markets. Therefore, quality and composition of Albendazole, Mebendazole and Praziquantel locally collected in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Tanzania were analysed.

Methods

Samples of 88 different batches were obtained from randomly selected facilities. Sampling took place in Northwest Tanzania, Western Burkina Faso, Southeast Côte d'Ivoire and Southwest Ghana. Visual examination of both packaging and samples was performed according to the WHO 'Be Aware' tool. Products were then screened with the GPHF Minilab, cons

SUBMITTER: Seitzer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7861518 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature