Investigating the Presence of Falsified and Poor-Quality Fixed-Dose Combination Artemether-Lumefantrine Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms in Kumasi, Ghana

Table 5

Quality tests for fixed-dose AL suspensions.

Samples	pH  SD	Remarks on pH	Specific gravity	^ϯEase of pourability (1–4)
MLS	4.81 ± 0.21	Passed	1.08	4
LFS	5.07 ± 0.14	Passed	1.07	4
IDS	7.39 ± 0.02	Failed	1.11	3
LNS	5.04 ± 0.18	Passed	1.10	3
STS	5.87 ± 0.04	Passed	1.14	2
BMS	5.56 ± 0.10	Passed	1.12	3

Acceptance criteria (BP): artemether-lumefantrine (4.5–6.8). ^ϯRating on a scale of 1–4 (4 = very easy pourability, 3 = easy pourability, 2 = moderate pourability, and 1 = difficult pourability).