According to a recent survey, Africa, India and other developing countries are awash in fake or sub-standard drugs for tuberculosis. Investigators in the United States asked local people in 19 cities in 17 countries to purchase isoniazid and rifampicin, the frontline antibiotics for TB, from a private-sector pharmacy. The samples were then examined by chromatography, a technique that detects chemical signature, for their active ingredient. They ...Friday, 8 February 2013
Survey Shows Fake Tuberculosis Drugs Rampant
According to a recent survey, Africa, India and other developing countries are awash in fake or sub-standard drugs for tuberculosis. Investigators in the United States asked local people in 19 cities in 17 countries to purchase isoniazid and rifampicin, the frontline antibiotics for TB, from a private-sector pharmacy. The samples were then examined by chromatography, a technique that detects chemical signature, for their active ingredient. They ...
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