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Table 2 The laboratory results of chloroquine syrup tested at the three reference laboratories

From: The quality of antimalarials available in Yemen

CHLOROQUINE SYRUP (Limit: 90–110%)

Code

CENQAM

DQCL-Sana'a

DQCL-Aden

 

Assay (%)

% RSD

Assay (%)

% RSD

Assay (%)

% RSD

CQS/RMS

104.1

3.20

96.20

0.60

102.0

0.36

CQS/SMS

105.7

1.10

100.5

1.01

100.5

3.71

CQS/LGH

109.0

3.20

99.4

1.94

101.2

1.77

CQS/MRH-1

91.1

3.50

101.2

2.65

102.7

3.80

CQS/HRH

100.0

0.85

95.3

0.65

107.7

0.71

CQS/TRH-EXP

116.2

3.00

98.5

1.22

99.4

0.75

CQS/HU-1

108.3

4.90

102.2

0.78

102.7

4.11

CQS/HU-7

107.8

4.60

98.5

0.3

97.6

6.33

CQS/HU-8

107.4

4.30

102.6

2.01

100.8

1.30

CQS/HU-9

109.9

1.20

98.1

0.83

95.9

9.15

CQS/PP-1

92.6

2.70

97.2

3.82

94.8

4.56

CQS/PP-2

90.7

2.50

102.6

2.10

96.4

2.10

CQS/PP-3

107.0

4.90

97.5

3.10

100.7

2.8

CQS/PP-4

98.0

4.30

101.3

2.10

99.7

1.45

CQS/PP-5

100.3

4.60

101.6

1.14

102.4

1.36

  1. CENQAM = Centre for Quality Assurance of Medicine, South Africa
  2. RSD = Relative standard deviation
  3. DQCL = Drug Quality Control Laboratory
  4. RMS = Regional Medical Store, Aden; GMS = Central Medical Stores, Lahej Governorate; DMS = District Medical Stores; GH = Governorate General Hospital; RH/HC = Rural Hospital/Health Centre; HU = Health Unit; PP = Private Pharmacy/Drug Store; exp = Expired; CQS = Chloroquine syrup.