title: Praziquantel--quality, dosages and markers of resistance.
abstract: The fourth and last meeting of Concerted Action on Praziquantel (PZQ), sponsored by the European Commission, was held in Rome, Italy from 31 March to 1 April, 2001. Highlights of the meeting were new findings on the quality of generic drugs, an initiative to promote the Africa-wide distribution of PZQ and new results in the search for markers of PZQ-resistant schistosomes.
authors.affiliation: School of Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Natal, Durban, 4041 South Africa. appleton@biology.und.ac.za
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Appleton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mbaye
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D016568:Drugs, Generic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D012547:Schistosoma / Q000187:drug effects*; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D016568:Drugs, Generic; D011223:Praziquantel