Other Publications

Article in Public Library of Science (PLoS)

"A Collaborative Epidemiological Investigation into the Criminal Fake Artesunate Trade in South East Asia," an article published February 12 in the journal PLoS Medicine, describes the collaborative effort of police, chemists, criminal analysts, palynologists, and health professionals to shut down the manufacture of some fake artesunates in Southeast Asia. USP DQI contributed to the project by supplying postmarketing surveillance data; Dr. Souly Phanouvong and former USP DQI Director Nancy Blum were among the co–authors. The story, which was also reported in BioEd Online, can be viewed online.

About the Matrix

Drug Quality Matrix (315KB)—A synopsis of USP DQI's drug quality project that monitors trends of increasing availability of substandard and counterfeit drugs and reports them in a matrix, providing a tool to increase awareness about the gravity of the problem. The full matrix details, by country, instances published during the past five years that demonstrate the global extent of poor drug quality. The matrix is updated monthly. (Latest update November 8, 2009)

AMR Fact Sheets

AMR Fact Sheet for Nurses—Designed for use by nurses, often the first health professional to have contact with patients, this piece provides up-to-date information on antimicrobial resistance, its causes, its affects on the population, and preventive measures that can help reduce its spread. The facts are available in English (173KB), French (180KB), and Spanish (209KB).