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Table 1 Test results of ACT commercial drugs and artesunate injections by dipsticks in PNG, India, and Zambia

From: Pilot testing of dipsticks as point-of-care assays for rapid diagnosis of poor-quality artemisinin drugs in endemic settings

Drug namea

Drug composition

Area of procurement

Result

Larinate-200 Kit

Artesunate 200 mg pyrimethamine 25 mg sulphadoxine 500 mg

Agartala, Tripura, India

Qualified

Lumether Forte DT

Artemether 80 mg lumefantrine 480 mg

Agartala, Tripura, India

Qualified

Lumerax-80

Artemether 80 mg lumefantrine 480 mg

Agartala, Tripura, India

Qualified

Micromether-LF

Artemether 80 mg lumefantrine 480 mg

Tinsukia, Assam, India

Qualified

Falcigo

Artesunate 60 mg

Dibrugarh, Assam, India

Qualified

Rtsunate

Artesunate 60 mg

Dibrugarh, Assam, India

Qualified

Artesun—60 mg vial for IM/IV

Artesunate 60 mg

Mugil Clinic, Madang, PNG

Qualified

Artesun—60 mg vial for IM/IV

Artesunate 60 mg

Mugil Clinic, Madang, PNG

Qualified

Artefan 20/120—packaged for 15–24 kg

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Elaita Clinic, Maprik, PNG

Qualified

Artefan 20/120—packaged for 15–24 kg

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Elaita Clinic, Maprik, PNG

Qualified

Artefan 20/120—packaged for >35 kg and adults

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Mugil Clinic, Madang, PNG

Qualified

Lumartem—packaged for 5–15 kg

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Mugil Clinic, Madang, PNG

Qualified

Artefan 20/120—packaged for 15–24 kg

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Mugil Clinic, Madang, PNG

Qualified

Artefan 20/120—packaged for >35 kg and adults

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Maprik Hospital, PNG

Qualified

Artefan 20/120—packaged for 25–34 kg

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Elaita Clinic, Maprik, PNG

Qualified

Artefan 20/120—packaged for 15–24 kg

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Elaita Clinic, Maprik, PNG

Qualified

Coartem 20/120—packaged for 15–24 kg

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Elaita Clinic, Maprik, PNG

Qualified

Coartem 20/120—packaged for 15–24 kg

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

PNGIMR Maprik, PNG

Qualified

Coatal 20/120—packaged with dosage chart

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Wewak Pharmacy, PNG

Qualified

Coartem 20/120

(5 different lots)

Artemether 20 mg lumefantrine 120 mg

Zambia

Qualified

  1. aEach sample was analyzed in triplicate