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Georgia Institute of Technology Research News

Studying Counterfeit Drugs

Caption: Georgia Tech Assistant Professor Facundo Fernandez, a bioanalytical chemist, and his collaborators found that some counterfeit artesunate anti-malarial drugs contain up to 10 milligrams of the active ingredient – compared to the 50 milligrams that genuine artesunate tablets contain.

Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek

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