Drug quality control in Kenya: Observation in drug analysis and research unit during the period 1996-2002

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	Ngugi, J K
dc.contributor.author	Kibwage, IO
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-25T10:56:32Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.citation	East and Central African Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences --Vol. 5(2002)28 - 32	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/11158
dc.description.abstract	The Drug Analysis and Research unit received and analyzed 261 drug samples over a five-year period, 1996 to 2000. Samples were received from regulatory authorities, local industry, non-governmental organizations, hospitals and private practitoners. The samples analyzed constituted 59.8 % locally manufactured and 40.2 % imported products. The overal rate of failure to comply with quality specifications set out in the respective monographs was 21.1 %. This represents 24.6 % and 16.2 % of the locally manufactured and imported drugs, respectively.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.title	Drug quality control in Kenya: Observation in drug analysis and research unit during the period 1996-2002	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.embargo.terms	6 months	en
local.publisher	Drug Analysis and Research Unit, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Univerity of Nairobi	en