ArticleJournal of pharmaceutical policy and practice2022
Study on identification, assay and organoleptic quality of veterinary medicines in Ethiopia.
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- Prevalence of Unregistered, Substandard, and Falsified Veterinary Antimicrobials in Ethiopia: A National Postmarket Quality Surveillance Study.Veterinary medicine international · 2026Article
- Assessment of Veterinary Drug Availability, Storage Conditions, and Handling Practices in and Around Nekemte Town, Southwestern Oromia, Ethiopia.Veterinary medicine international · 2025Article
- Modeling and comparison of dissolution profiles for different brands of albendazole boluses.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2024Article
- Assessment of veterinary pharmaceutical warehouse management practices and its associated challenges in four selected zones and Bahir Dar city of Amhara regional state, Ethiopia.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Knowledge, Practice, and Regulatory Situation of Veterinary Experts Regarding Counterfeit Veterinary Medications in the Selected Districts of Central Gondar Zone, Ethiopia.Veterinary medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- A narrative review on problems in product quality, regulatory system constraints, and the concept of quality by design as a solution for quality assurance of African medicines.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Quality of veterinary anthelmintic drugs marketed in Gondar Zones, North West Ethiopia; presence of poor-quality medicines.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Correction to: Study on identification, assay and organoleptic quality of veterinary medicines in Ethiopia.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedicines of poor quality are currently prevailing problems undermining the quality of health care services in veterinary and human medicine. In this study, physico-chemical quality of veterinary medicines was evaluated.
methodsA total of 959 veterinary medicines samples were collected during routine regulatory activities, i.e. pre-registration, re-registration, consignment checking and post-marketing surveillance, in Ethiopia. The samples were transported to Animal Products, Veterinary Drug and Feed Quality Assessment Centre (APVD-FQAC), which is the quality control laboratory of the Veterinary Drug and Feed Administration and Control Authority (VDFACA) and stored until analysis. The samples were subjected to visual inspection and chemical analysis following the United States, European or British Pharmacopoeias, or manufacturer's methods.
resultsThe findings revealed that 12 (1.3%) of tested products showed defects in physical characteristics, packaging, or labelling information, while a total of 66 (6.9%) samples of the investigated products failed to comply with the Pharmacopoeias and supplier's specification limit set for assay. Of these, 60 samples did not comply with the minimum assay specification limit.
conclusionOverall, 8.2% of the investigated veterinary medicine samples did not comply with the specification set for the investigated quality attributes and thus were categorized as of poor quality. This indicates the need for continued strengthening of regulatory functions.
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