Development and validation of a 'tablet pole' for the administration of praziquantel in sub-Saharan Africa.

A Montresor ; D Engels ; L Chitsulo ; DA Bundy ORCID logo ; S Brooker ; L Savioli ; (2001) Development and validation of a 'tablet pole' for the administration of praziquantel in sub-Saharan Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 95 (5). pp. 542-544. ISSN 0035-9203 DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(01)90034-3
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A pole estimating, for each individual, the number of praziquantel tablets needed for treatment according to height was tested in 20 data sets (n = 25,688). In more than 98% of the cases the indicated dose was within the range that has proven efficacious and safe (30 and 60 mg/kg).
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Keywords Administration, Oral, Adolescence, Africa South of the Sahara, Child, Human, Praziquantel, administration & dosage, Schistosomiasis, drug therapy, Schistosomicides, administration & dosage, Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Tablets
ISI 171984800023
Date Deposited 03 Jun 2013 12:02

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