Table 2.
The laboratory results of chloroquine syrup tested at the three reference laboratories
| CHLOROQUINE SYRUP (Limit: 90–110%) | ||||||
| Code | CENQAM | DQCL-Sana'a | DQCL-Aden | |||
| Assay (%) | % RSD | Assay (%) | % RSD | Assay (%) | % RSD | |
| CQS/RMS | 104.1 | 3.20 | 96.20 | 0.60 | 102.0 | 0.36 |
| CQS/SMS | 105.7 | 1.10 | 100.5 | 1.01 | 100.5 | 3.71 |
| CQS/LGH | 109.0 | 3.20 | 99.4 | 1.94 | 101.2 | 1.77 |
| CQS/MRH-1 | 91.1 | 3.50 | 101.2 | 2.65 | 102.7 | 3.80 |
| CQS/HRH | 100.0 | 0.85 | 95.3 | 0.65 | 107.7 | 0.71 |
| CQS/TRH-EXP | 116.2 | 3.00 | 98.5 | 1.22 | 99.4 | 0.75 |
| CQS/HU-1 | 108.3 | 4.90 | 102.2 | 0.78 | 102.7 | 4.11 |
| CQS/HU-7 | 107.8 | 4.60 | 98.5 | 0.3 | 97.6 | 6.33 |
| CQS/HU-8 | 107.4 | 4.30 | 102.6 | 2.01 | 100.8 | 1.30 |
| CQS/HU-9 | 109.9 | 1.20 | 98.1 | 0.83 | 95.9 | 9.15 |
| CQS/PP-1 | 92.6 | 2.70 | 97.2 | 3.82 | 94.8 | 4.56 |
| CQS/PP-2 | 90.7 | 2.50 | 102.6 | 2.10 | 96.4 | 2.10 |
| CQS/PP-3 | 107.0 | 4.90 | 97.5 | 3.10 | 100.7 | 2.8 |
| CQS/PP-4 | 98.0 | 4.30 | 101.3 | 2.10 | 99.7 | 1.45 |
| CQS/PP-5 | 100.3 | 4.60 | 101.6 | 1.14 | 102.4 | 1.36 |
CENQAM = Centre for Quality Assurance of Medicine, South Africa
RSD = Relative standard deviation
DQCL = Drug Quality Control Laboratory
RMS = Regional Medical Store, Aden; GMS = Central Medical Stores, Lahej Governorate; DMS = District Medical Stores; GH = Governorate General Hospital; RH/HC = Rural Hospital/Health Centre; HU = Health Unit; PP = Private Pharmacy/Drug Store; exp = Expired; CQS = Chloroquine syrup.