The GPHF-Minilab™ - Focusing on Prevalent Medicines against Infectious Diseases

The GPHF-Minilab™ currently focuses its work on a range of 119 drug compounds and one impurity test (antifreeze agents in cough syrups). The medicines have been selected on the basis of prevailing prescription practices, public health interest and existing counterfeit case reports, the current short list consisting of common antimicrobials, anthelminthic medicines, anti(retro)viral medicines, antimalarial medicines, antimycobaterial and some other medicines including their appropriate fixed-dose combination products. The list is regularly extended.

Antibacterial medicines

Amoxicillin
Ampicillin
Azithromycin
Benzylpenicillin benzathine
Benzylpenicillin potassium
Benzylpenicillin procaine
Benzylpenicillin sodium
Cefalexin
Cefazolin
Cefixime
Cefotaxime
Cefpodoxime
Ceftriaxon
Cefuroxime
Chloramphenicol
Ciprofloxacin
Clarithromycin
Clavulanic acid
Clindamycin
Cloxacillin
Doxycycline
Erythromycin
Gentamicin
Levofloxacin
Metronidazole
Moxifloxacin
Ofloxacin
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Sulfamethoxazole
Tetracycline
Trimethoprim

Antimalarial medicines

Amodiaquine
Artemether
Artesunate
Atovaquone
Chloroquine
Dihydroartemisinin
Halofantrine
Lumefantrine
Mefloquine
Piperaquine
Primaquine
Proguanil
Pyrimethamine
Pyronaridine
Quinine
Sulfadoxine
Sulfamethoxypyrazine

Antimycobaterial medicines

Amikacin
Capreomycin
Ciprofloxacin
Cycloserine
Dapsone
Ethambutol
Ethionamide
Isoniazid
Kanamycin
Levofloxacin
Moxifloxacin
Ofloxacin
P-Aminosalicyclic acid (PAS)
Protionamide
Pyrazinamide
Rifampicin
Streptomycin

Anti(retro)viral medicines

Aciclovir
Didanosine
Efavirenz
Indinavir
Lamivudine
Nevirapine
Oseltamivir
Ritonavir
Stavudine
Zidovudine

Medicines for the symptomatic treatment of severe COVID-19 infections

Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone-21-phosphate

Anthelminthic medicines

Albendazole
Mebendazole
Praziquantel

Other Anti-infective and Antiseptic medicines

Chlorhexidine
Fluconazole
Griseofulvin

Non Anti-infective medicines

Acetylsalicylic acid
Aminophylline
Amlodipine
Apixaban
Atenolol
Bisoprolol
Candesartan
Captopril
Carbamazepine
Cetirizine
Chlorphenamine
Clomifene
Clopidogrel
Diclofenac
Empaglifozin
Furosemide
Glibenclamide
Gliclazide
Glimepiride
Hydralazine
Hydrochlorothiazide
Irbesartan
Lisinopril
Losartan
Mefenamic acid
Metformin
Methyldopa
Metoclopramide
Naproxen
Nifedipine
Omeprazole
Paracetamol
Prednisolone
Ranitidine
Rivaroxaban
Salbutamol
Simvastatin
Sitagliptin
Telmisartan
Valsartan
Vildagliptin
Warfarin

Impurities (antifreeze agents) in liquid preparations for oral use e.g. cough syrups

Diethylene glycol
Ethylene glycol