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Table 3 Concentrations in μg/g (ppm) of active ingredients in different samples of veterinary medicines

From: Quality of veterinary pharmaceuticals and their use by pastoralists in the Far North Region of Cameroon

Active ingredient

Veterinary drugs

Samples

 
  

D1

D2

D3

Concentration expected

Oxytetracycline

Oxy5%®

66,500 ± 1,500*

71,700 ± 600*

68,000 ± 3,500*

50,000

Oxytet5®

69,000 ± 1,000*

65,500 ± 500*

76,500 ± 500*

50,000

Faroxy5%®

69,000 ± 1,700*

66,700 ± 4,200*

70,000 ± 1,700*

50,000

Levamisole

Bolumisole 1®

231,000 ± 1,000*

220,000 ± 4,600*

250,000 ± 2,000

250,000

Bolumisole 3®

585,200 ± 2,800*

588,000 ± 3,500*

628,500 ± 500*

625,000

Procaine

Fortified Procaine Penicillin®

0*

0*

0*

158,800

Permacain®

0*

0*

0*

158,800

Penicillin G

Fortified Procaine Penicillin®

222,300 ± 4,900*

287,700 ± 5,500*

405,700 ± 10,300*

299,600

Permacain®

301,300 ± 0.00

242,000 ± 0.00*

270,300 ± 0.00*

296,300

Vitamin E acetate

Boluvit®

8,304.33 ± 247.57*

9,435.77 ± 478.26*

9,250.27 ± 244.30*

18,000

Vitamin A

Boluvit®

379.38 ± 7.15*

329.03 ± 20.05*

336.93 ± 0.75*

2,400

Diminazene diaceturate

Veriben®

336,000 ± 1,000*

357,700 ± 44,500*

376,700 ± 6,000*

444,900

Diminakel Plus®

383,700 ± 11,500*

405,700 ± 17,000*

337,300 ± 12,100*

444,900

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation of three experiments in triplicate; each sample of the same drug was purchased from three different vendor types: D1, D2, and D3. More details of how the expected concentration of the active ingredient was obtained can be found in the additional file
  2. *p value <0.05 vs. standard concentration expected, which is the concentration written on the label of the medication