E-DRUG: WHO Drug Stability Studies References
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[Thank you very much for making these studies accessible. Moderator]
Dr. Susan Foster and I have been exchanging references on WHO conducted stability studies and have pulled together the list below. In case you are interested in this topic.
Some WHO Drug Stability Studies
WHO/UNICEF study on stability of drugs during international transportâ (WHO/DAP/91.1)
This article is cited in several publications but no link to it could be identified. A summary of the study was published at Stability of essential drugs during shipment to the tropics, Hogerzeil HV, Battersby A, Srdanovic V, and Stjernstrom NE,. BMJ. 1992 Jan 25; 304(6821):210-2. The abstract can be found at:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=1739795&dopt=Citation
Inland stability study (Sudan) - (WHO/DAP/91.4)
This publication could not be found on the web; a copy was scanned and placed at
http://www.layloff.net/articles/WHO-DAP-91.= Inland%20stability%20study%20(Sudan).pdf
Stability of injectable oxytocics in tropical climates - (WHO/DAP/ 93.6)
Stability of oral oxytocics in tropical climates- (WHO/DAP/94.13)
Stability of essential drugs in tropical climates: Zimbabwe - (WHO/DAP/94.16)
The above three publications may be accessed at: Priority Medicines for Europe and the World Project, "A Public Health Approach to Innovation" in the Appendices to Section 6.16 on Post Partum Haemorrhage http://mednet3.who.int/prioritymeds/report/append/pph_listapx.htm
Accelerated Stability Studies of Widely Used Pharmaceutical Substances Under Simulated Tropical Conditions (WHO/PHARM/86.529)
http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/pdf/h1808e/h1808e.pdf
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