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. 2018 Nov 29;13(11):e0207911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207911

Table 5. Stated origin and manufacturers of medicines, and compliance with USP 39 criteria.

Stated origin Stated manufacturer Total samples Non-compliant samples % non-compliant Extreme deviation % extreme deviation
Togo Tongmei 15 0 0
Sprukfield 3 1 0
total 18 1 0
Benin Pharmaquick 5 0 0
Ghana Letap 3 0 0
Nigeria Nuel Pharma 1 1 0
Africa 27 2 7% 0 0%
India Lincoln Pharma 6 1 0
Alice 1 0 0
Cian 1 1 0
CIPLA 1 0 0
Fourrts 1 0 0
Medopharm 1 0 0
total 11 2 0
China Greenfield 1 0 0
North China Pharmaceutical 3 1 0
Yangzhou NO.3 1 1 1
total 5 2 1
Turkey Billim 1 0 0
Asia 17 4 24% 1 6%
France Baily-Creat 13 0 0
GSK-France 3 0 0
Roche 1 0 0
total 17 0 0
Germany Denk Pharma 16 0 0
Philco Pharma 1 0 0
total 17 0 0
Austria Sandoz GmbH 8 0 0
Spain Aldo-Union 2 0 0
Novartis 2 1 0
total 4 1 0
Italy Bristol Myers Squibb 1 0 0
F.I.R.M.A S.p.A 1 0 0
total 2 0 0
Europe 48 1 2% 0 0%
Total 92 10 11% 1 1%