Comparison of technologies for detecting the presence of the correct API.

* Suitability for use in LMIC scores were assigned as: 1 point for not requiring sample preparation, 1 point for not requiring laboratory supplies, 1 point for fast speed, 1 for not requiring electricity, 2 points for requiring minimal training and 1 point for requiring a laboratory technician, 2 points for being portable and 1 point for requiring a basic laboratory. High scores = 6–8, medium scores = 3–5, low scores = 0–2. ** Technologies that cost <$10,000 USD = low cost, $10,000–100,000 USD = medium cost and >$100,000 USD = high cost. Counterfeit Device #3 (CD3), Micellar Electrokinetic Capillary Chromatography (MECC), Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)-Fast Chemical Identification System (FCIS), Near infrared (NIR), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).