Counterfeit homeopathic medicinal products: Syrups. A simple and rapid LC-ESI-MS method to detect preservatives not declared in label

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 47, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 786-789

  Panusa, Alessia ^a   Gagliardi, Luigi ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Counterfeiting; Homeopathic products; LC ESI MS; Parabens; Preservatives

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID ESTER; BENZOIC ACID; HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRESERVATION SOLUTION; SORBIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG IMPURITY; DRUG LABELING; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ELUTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOMEOPATHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SYRUP;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; DRUG LABELING; FRAUD; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; PARABENS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44749093663     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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