Table 2.

Comparison of tablet measurements

Falsified tablets	Weight (0.228–0.252 g)*	Diameter (9.1–9.2 mm)†	Thickness (3.0–3.4 mm)*	Pass/Fail‡
CF #1	306	9.2	3.4	Fail
CF #2	241	9.2	3.2	Pass
CF #3	343	9.2	3.7	Fail
CF #4	304	10	3.7	Fail
CF #5	260	9.3	3.5	Fail
CF #6	243	9.2	3.2	Pass

CF = counterfeit.

Bold/italic figures were used to emphasize values that were out-of-range for the Coartem specifications.

^*Coartem tablet specifications per Novartis personal communication.

^†Range as determined from 12 authentic tablets.

^‡Pass = tablet measurements within all three ranges; fail = tablet measurement outside of at least one range.