Quality of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine Given as Antimalarial Prophylaxis in Pregnant Women in Selected Health Facilities in Central Region of Ghana

Table 3

Calculated weight in milligram and percentage composition of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine in Drugs I, II, and III.

	Weight of sulfadoxine	Percentage composition	Weight of pyrimethamine	Percentage composition
Drug I	Per tablet (mg)	(%)	Per tablet (mg)	(%)
1	485.72	97.14	21.88	87.52
2	490.36	98.07	23.92	95.68
3	489.52	97.90	23.78	95.12
Average		97.71		92.76
Drug II
1	485.31	97.06	18.39	73.56
2	485.88	97.18	18.89	75.56
3	485.62	97.90	19.16	76.64
Average		97.12		75.24
Drug III
1	497.76	99.55	22.51	90.04
2	498.00	99.60	23.72	94.80
3	498.76	99.75	22.85	91.40
Average		99.63		92.12

(mg): milligram; (%): percentage.