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Table 1 Drug samples failing Minilab tests (API assay and disintegration)a

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

3/8

3/7

1/7

7/22

Lagos 2008

8/59

12/65

1/5

21/129

Lagos 2010

5/30

6/47

1/17

12/94

Lagos Total

16/97

21/119

3/29

40/245

Accra 2007

5/13

5/16

3/8

13/37

Accra 2010

5/23

5/24

1/10

11/57

Accra Total

10/36

10/40

4/18

24/94

TOTAL

26/133

31/159

7/47

64/339

  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