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Table 4 Dosage by product form

From: Anti-malarial drug safety information obtained through routine monitoring in a rural district of South-Western Senegal

 

Loose

Co-blister

Fixed-dose

All

 

AS

AQ

AS

AQ

AS

AQ

AS

AQ

Mean total dose mg (SD)

161 (54)

437 (147)

127 (69)

371 (202)

143 (75)

366 (175)

139 (72)

374 (184)

N (%) under-dosed

5 (3%)

20 (10%)

105 (8%)

131 (10%)

71 (4%)

132 (7%)

181 (55)

283 (9%)

N (%) correctly dosed

193 (97%)

163 (82%)

660 (50%)

550 (42%)

1700 (93%)

1570 (86%)

2553 (77%)

2283 (69%)

N (%) over-dosed

0 (0%)

15 (8%)

546 (42%)

630 (48%)

48 (3%)

177 (6%)

594 (18%)

762 (23%)