A new spectrophotometric method for the determination of methyldopa

Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-293

  Gadkariem, E A ^a   Ibrahim, K E E ^a   Kamil, N A A ^a   Haga, M E M ^b   El Obeid, H A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b Khartoum College of Medical Science   (Sudan)

^c Academy of Medical Sciences and Technology Sudan   (Sudan)

Author keywords

2,6 Dichloroquinone 4 chlorimide (Gibbs reagent); Methyldopa; Pharmaceutical preparations; Spectrophotometric analysis

Indexed keywords

2,6 DICHLOROQUINONE 4 CHLORIMIDE; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METHYLDOPA; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; TABLET FORMULATION;

EID: 74049137762     PISSN: 13190164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsps.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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