Thailand Shows Early Signs Of Resistance To Basic Malaria Drug
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Thailand once again is showing the world a danger of emerging resistance to a major drug, this time the deadliest form of malaria to artemisinin, the basic ingredient in the leading treatments. Researchers for a recently published study have determined the drug is losing potency in Thailand, signaling a global need for a new generation of drugs. The effort to generate a sense of emergency has been hampered by more recent studies that show there have been relatively no signs of the artemisinin resistance. An area on the Thai border with Cambodia has a history as the starting point for resistance to malaria drugs. (Click here for more