[e-drug] Artemisin Combination Therapy (ACT) How Safe and Gentle?

E-DRUG: Artemisin Combination Therapy (ACT) How Safe and Gentle?
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Dear e-druggers,

I have been asked to do a paper on the above in view of the recent change in Nigeria's and many other countries' malaria policy.

I will be glad if anyone has information on this subject. Please post such to me.

Thank you.

Professor 'Fola Tayo
Dept. of Clinical Pharmacy & Biopharmacy
Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos. Nigeria.
E-mail: folatayo2001@yahoo.com.

[To start:
WHO malaria page: http://www.who.int/malaria/treatment.html
New WHO Tx guidelines:
http://www.who.int/malaria/docs/TreatmentGuidelines2006.pdf

Can E-druggers send their suggestions directly to Professor 'Fola Tayo at email folatayo2001@yahoo.com
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