Development and validation of a 'tablet pole' for the administration of praziquantel in sub-Saharan Africa.
A Montresor;
D Engels;
L Chitsulo;
DA Bundy 
;
S Brooker;
L Savioli;
(2001)
Development and validation of a 'tablet pole' for the administration of praziquantel in sub-Saharan Africa.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 95 (5).
pp. 542-544.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(01)90034-3
;
S Brooker;
L Savioli;
(2001)
Development and validation of a 'tablet pole' for the administration of praziquantel in sub-Saharan Africa.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 95 (5).
pp. 542-544.
ISSN 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(01)90034-3
A pole estimating, for each individual, the number of praziquantel tablets needed for treatment according to height was tested in 20 data sets (n = 25,688). In more than 98% of the cases the indicated dose was within the range that has proven efficacious and safe (30 and 60 mg/kg).
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