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New Tool Promises More Accurate Antimalarial Drug Dosing
ScienceDaily, 10/30/09
Scientists at LSTM have designed a tool to support the development of appropriate age–based dosing regimens for malaria drugs. Weight–based dosing is challenging in many malaria endemic countries because access to formal health services is limited, functioning scales may be scarce and many treatments are given at home using antimalarials bought from shops and street vendors. In these settings, drug doses are calculated using a patient's age to estimate their body weight.
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