Browsing by Author "Vudriko, Patrick"
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Quality of Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) tablets sold in drug outlets in Arua District, Uganda
Vudriko, Patrick (Makerere University, 2010-09)Background: Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) remain a corner stone in intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) of malaria in pregnancy. Reports of substandard and counterfeit antimalarial drugs in Uganda and neighbouring ... -
Substandard rifampicin based anti-tuberculosis drugs common in Ugandan drug market
Ocan, Moses; Vudriko, Patrick; Ntale, Muhammad; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Obua, Celestino (Journal Of Pharmacy And Pharmacological Research, 2013)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important curable infectious disease in Uganda; its treatment however is facing a challenge of increasing drug resistance. Although Rifampicin containing Fixed-Dose Combination (R-FDC) ...