منابع مشابه
Antimalarial drug resistance and the importance of drug quality monitoring.
The availability of counterfeit and poor quality drugs contribute to resistance and erroneous efficacy study results as well as directly affecting the health of individuals. This report describes the importance of drug quality monitoring as part of a comprehensive disease surveillance program.
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26 1. Method and Search Strategy 28 2. Chloroquine 29 2.1 Mild and Moderate Adverse Effects 29 2.2 Severe Adverse Effects 30 2.3 Overdose Toxicity 30 2.4 Use in Pregnant Women 31 2.5 Use in Breast-Feeding Women 31 2.6 Contraindications and Cautions 31 3. Suifadoxine/Pyrimethamine 31 3.1 Miid and Moderate Adverse Effects 32 3.2 Severe Adverse Effects 32 3.2.1 Cutaneous Toxicity 32 3.2.2 Hepatic ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1086/383152