Table 2.
Physical inspection of anti-tuberculosis drugs in solid dosage form, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 2014 (n = 12)
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| Generic name | Manufacturer | Batch number | Tested n |
Failed n |
Comments |
| Isoniazid | PhC Romat | 010113 | 10 | 3 | Fractures/chipped |
| 020113 | 6 | 1 | Chipped | ||
| 290213 | 6 | 1 | Chipped | ||
| 190213 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Rifampicin | PhC Romat | 50212, 30212, 20112 | 18 | 18 | No registration data, non-uniform colour |
| 30113 | 6 | 3 | Dents and fractures | ||
| 220513 | 6 | 1 | Fractured | ||
| 361212 | 6 | 1 | Fractured | ||
| 20113, 401212, 340913, 300613 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Ethambutol | Macleods | FEL 108A | 6 | 2 | Chipped, dented, non-homogeneous shell |
| FEL 107A | 6 | 2 | Chipped, non-homogeneous shell, abraded | ||
| FEL 105A | 6 | 0 | |||
| Ethambutol | Lupin | BL10018 | 10 | 0 | |
| Pyrazinamide | Lupin | DN20021 | 6 | 3 | Chipped, fractures and cracked |
| DN20022 | 6 | 2 | Chipped, dented, pinholes | ||
| DN10026, DN10036,DN10027, DN20028, DN20010A | 30 | 0 | |||
| Ethionamide | Lupin | CH 20002 A | 6 | 0 | |
| Prothionamide | Lupin | A300429, A300438,A300439, A300346, DN28030 | 50 | 0 | |
| Cycloserine | Global Pharm | 30113, 521212, 220513, 190513 | 40 | 0 | |
| Ofloxacin | Global Pharm | 40112 | 10 | 0 | |
| Levofloxacin | Chimfarm | 160712, 70512 | 12 | 0 | |
| Moxifloxacin | MSN Laboratories | 41302200, 41301212 | 20 | 0 | |
| Amoxicillin,clavulanic acid | Unichem Laboratories | BMVM12051,BMVM13020, BMVM13005 | 30 | 0 | |
| Total | 330 | 37 | |||