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Comparative quality of fluoroquinolone tablets marketed in some towns in Northern Nigeria


BA Tytler
N Mijinyawa
A Ida

Abstract



Survey of fluoroquinolones tablets marketed in three northern Nigeria towns revealed that in the year 2002-2003, as many as 41 brands were in circulation in this part of the country of which 92.7% were imported, and mostly from Asian countries. Only 27 of the 41 sampled brands had NAFDAC registration numbers. Analysis of the various tablet properties showed that 4 of the 18 commonly used brands sampled failed weight variation tests and had drug content below the BP limit of 90%. Drug content variation was highly significant

Keywords: Comparative Quality; Fluoroquinolone Tablets; Northern Nigeria

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioresources Vol. 4 (1) 2007: pp. 8-13

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