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Fake malaria drugs prevalent across the world

Tuesday 22nd May 2012
Fake malaria drugs prevalent across the world
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Fake drugs to prevent malaria are more prevalent than first thought, according to research by the Fogarty International Centre at the National Institutes of Health.

Researchers looked at 1,500 samples of seven different drugs from nations in south-east Asia, and found that a third of these drugs were poor quality and prevent treatment from helping a patient overcome the disease.

While no wide scale drug quality tests have been carried out in the likes of China and India, the researchers believe that these countries are a "probable" source for selling counterfeit drugs as real medication.

Lead researcher Gaurvika Nayyar, said: "Much of this morbidity and mortality could be avoided if drugs available to patients were efficacious, high quality, and used correctly."

According to NHS statistics, in 2010, 1,700 UK travellers were diagnosed with malaria after returning home from exotic trips. Cheryl Cole also fell victim to the disease following a trip to Tanzania.

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written by Alex Franklin StortfordADNFCR-1780-ID-801368750-ADNFCR

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