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Concentration of preservative(s) in dry suspensions after reconstitution |
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| Product/Manufacturer |
Active ingredient/Dose |
Preservative(s) identified |
% preservative found |
Normal value in H2O+ (%) |
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| Artenam®* Arenco, Belgium |
Artemether 180 mg/60 ml |
Sorbic acid |
0.27 |
0.20 |
| Gvither® GVS Labs, India |
Artemether 300 mg/100 ml |
Methylparaben |
0.18 |
0.08 |
| Propylparaben |
0.06 |
0.02 |
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| Artesiane® Dafra, Belgium |
Artemether 300 mg/100 ml |
Methylparaben |
0.08 |
0.08 |
| Propylparaben |
0.02 |
0.02 |
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| Alaxin® GVS Labs, India |
Dihydroartemisinin 160 mg/80 ml |
Methylparaben |
0.09 |
0.08 |
| Propylparaben |
0.01 |
0.02 |
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| Artexin® Sphinx Pharma, Kenya |
Dihydroartemisinin 160 mg/80 ml |
Benzoic acid |
0.15 |
0.10 |
| Santecxin® Shsj, China |
Dihydroartemisinin 160 mg/80 ml |
Benzoic acid |
0.03 |
0.10 |
| Cotecxin®, Jiaxing Nanhu Pharma, China |
Dihydroartemisinin 160 mg/80 ml |
Chlorbutanol? |
Not tested |
0.50 |
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* Semi-industrial batch, + Source: Martindale (The Complete Drug Reference) 1999. | ||||
Atemnkeng et al. Malaria Journal 2007 6:12 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-6-12 |
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