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Table 2 Drug samples failing visual inspection testsa

From: Anti-malarial drug quality in Lagos and Accra - a comparison of various quality assessments

Sampling

Older

monotherapiesb

Artemisinin

monotherapies

ACTsc

Total Failures

Lagos 2007

1/8

1/7

1/7

3/22

Lagos 2008

3/59

9/65

0/5

12/129

Lagos 2010

4/30

3/47

0/17

7/94

Lagos Total

8/97

13/119

1/29

22/245

Accra 2007

1/13

2/16

1/8

4/37

Accra 2010

2/23

4/24

0/10

6/57

Accra Total

3/36

6/40

1/18

10/94

TOTAL

11/133

19/159

2/47

32/339

  1. a. Numbers are total that failed testing/total samples tested
  2. b. Includes amodiaquine, mefloquine or sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine
  3. c. Artemisinin-based combination therapies