THE TRAGEDY CAUSED BY FAKE ANTIMALARIAL DRUGS

The Tragedy Caused by Fake Antimalarial Drugs

Counterfeit antimalarials (mainly artemisinin derivatives) is a crucial health problem in developing countries, particularly in Africa. The illegal production, sale and distribution of fake drugs is a huge market evaluated to several billion of dollars and represents more than 50% of the pharmaceutical market in several African countries. Fake drugs have led to a very great number of deaths fro...

The History of Antimalarial Drugs

The use of antimalarial drugs.

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Effectiveness of antimalarial drugs.

Effectiveness of antimalarial drugs.