Photodestabilization of epinephrine by sodium metabisulfite

PDA Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 136-143

  Brustugun, Jørgen ^a   Tønnesen, Hanne H ^b   Klem, Wendy ^a   Kjønniksen, Inge ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BUFFER; BUPIVACAINE; EDETATE SODIUM; FENTANYL; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM METABISULFITE; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHOTODEGRADATION;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; BUPIVACAINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG STORAGE; EPINEPHRINE; FENTANYL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; PHARMACEUTIC AIDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SULFITES; TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL;

EID: 0034076220     PISSN: 10797440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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