The usefulness of simple X-ray powder diffraction analysis for counterfeit control-The Viagra® example

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1514-1518

  Maurin, Jan K ^a,b   Pluciński, Franciszek ^a   Mazurek, Aleksander P ^a,c   Fijałek, Zbigniew ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL MEDICINES INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC ENERGY   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Counterfeit medicines; Fast screening; Sildenafil; Viagra ; X ray powder diffraction

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG; SILDENAFIL;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DRUG COATING; DRUG IDENTIFICATION; DRUG SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

EXCIPIENTS; FRAUD; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PIPERAZINES; POWDERS; PURINES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SULFONES; TABLETS, ENTERIC-COATED; TIME FACTORS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33847123253     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2006.10.033     Document Type: Article

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