Muhammad Dauda Mukhtar, Fatihu Ahmad Rufa'i, Abdurrahaman Umar Yola, Nafisa Ibrahim Babba, Daniel Baecker
The worsening of antibiotic resistance is a multifactorial process. One aspect of this is the counterfeiting of antibiotic medications. This is supposed to be particularly high in developing countries, including Nigeria. Therefore, the potency of some antibiotic drugs dispensed in community pharmacies in Gwale, Kano, Nigeria, was investigated in this case study. Three products, each from different manufacturers, with the active ingredients of ceftriaxone, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin, and metronidazole, respectively, were included in this study...
October 31, 2023: Antibiotics