Photostability of epinephrine - The influence of bisulfite and degradation products

Pharmazie

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 457-463

  Brustugun, Jorgen ^a   Kristensen, S ^a   Tønnesen, H Hjorth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ADRENOCHROME; BISULFITE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; DRUG DECOMPOSITION; DRUG STABILITY; IRRADIATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ADRENOCHROME; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRUG STABILITY; EPINEPHRINE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; SULFITES; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 3042570958     PISSN: 00317144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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