Table 4 Personnel time (in minutes) required to complete pre-administration tasks, by drug type
Quinine (N = 832) | Artesunate (N = 795) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Material preparation | 6 (2–18) | Material preparation | 4 (1–10) |
Drug preparation | 4 (1–14) | Reconstitution | 3 (1–8) |
Search for the vein | 5 (1–14) | Dilution | 2 (1–10) |
Perfusion regulation | 4 (1–10) | Dose verification | 2 (1–6) |
− | Search for the vein | 3 (1–10) |