Controlling the proliferation of Zygosaccharomyces bailii in ephedrine anti-phlegm cough mixture

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 329-335

  Charnock, C ^a   Finsrud, T ^a   Foss, C ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Contamination; Ephedrine cough mixture; Growth control; Preservatives; Zygosaccharomyces bailii

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; BENZOIC ACID; DRUG PRESERVATIVE; EPHEDRINE; RIBOSOME DNA; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG STABILITY; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; YEAST; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES; COUGHING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; STANDARD;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; COUGH; DNA, FUNGAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPHEDRINE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SODIUM BENZOATE; ZYGOSACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 26944445873     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2005.00647.x     Document Type: Article

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