[e-drug] Paediatric formulations for malaria drugs (2)

["Edwine Barasa" <edwine.halton@gmail.com>]

E-DRUG: Paediatric formulations for malaria drugs (2)
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Dear E-druggers, Dear FH Jansen

Thank you for your information. The issue of access has to be addressed
within the context of safe, efficacious and quality medicines. If my memory
serves me right, the arthemether/lumefantrine powder for reconstitution,
though a noble idea, had no stability information. At our hospital, for an
oral liquid formulation to be accepted in our formulary, it must be
accampanied by stability data (how stable is the formulation after
reconstitution?) and off-course bioequivalence studies to the originator
product. I would be glad if you would comment on that.

More information on the availability of suppositories would also be
appreciated.

Thank you

*Dr Barasa W. Edwine*
*Drug and Poison Information Pharmacist *
*Gertrudes Garden Childrens Hospital*
*Nairobi Kenya*