Unit‐dose packaged drugs for treating malaria

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004614.pub2

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Unit-dose packaged drugs for treating malaria

Lois C Orton^1,*,
Guy Barnish²

Editorial Group: Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group

Published Online: 7 OCT 2009

Assessed as up-to-date: 24 MAR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004614.pub2

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The Cochrane Library

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Orton LC, Barnish G. Unit-dose packaged drugs for treating malaria. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD004614. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004614.pub2.

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¹
University of Manchester, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, Manchester, UK
²
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Disease Control Strategy Group, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK

^*Lois C Orton, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Manchester, University Place, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. Lois.Orton@manchester.ac.uk.

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Publication Status: New search for studies and content updated (no change to conclusions)
Published Online: 7 OCT 2009

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	Figure 1. Sectioned polythene bags of chloroquine (from Ghana)
	Figure 2. Blister-packed sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and amodiaquine (from Rwanda)
	Figure 3. Blister-packed artesunate and mefloquine (from Cambodia)
	Figure 4. Blister-packed artemether-lumefantrine (trade name Coartem, Novartis)
	Analysis 1.1. Comparison 1 Blister-packed tablets and capsules versus tablets and capsules in paper envelopes, Outcome 1 Treatment adherence (measured by interview).
	Analysis 2.1. Comparison 2 Tablets in sectioned polythene bags versus bottled syrup, Outcome 1 Treatment adherence (measured by interview).
	Analysis 3.1. Comparison 3 Tablets in sectioned polythene bags versus polythene bags (unsectioned), Outcome 1 Treatment adherence (measured by interview).