Drug Quality Control in Kenya: Observation in the Drug Analysis and Research Unit During the Period 2001-2005

dc.contributor.author	Thoithi, G.N.
dc.contributor.author	Abuga, K.O.
dc.contributor.author	Nguyo, J.M.
dc.contributor.author	King'ondu, O.K.
dc.contributor.author	Mukindia, G.G.
dc.contributor.author	Mugo, H.N.
dc.contributor.author	Ngugi, J.K.
dc.contributor.author	Kibwage, IO
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-18T14:19:46Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.citation	East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci. 11 (2008)	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10128
dc.description.abstract	During the five-year period January 2001 to December 2005, the Drug Analysis and Research Unit received and analyzed 394 drug samples. Samples were received from regulatory authorities, local industry, non-governmental organizations, hospitals and private practitioners. The samples analyzed constituted 37.8 % locally manufactured and 62.2 % imported products. In contrast to previous years when failure rates of over 20 % were recorded, the overall rate of failure to comply with compendial quality specifications was 6.1 %, comprising of 8.7 % locally manufactured and 4.5 % imported drugs.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Quality control	en
dc.subject	Dissolution	en
dc.subject	Drugs	en
dc.title	Drug Quality Control in Kenya: Observation in the Drug Analysis and Research Unit During the Period 2001-2005	en
dc.type	Article	en