Counterfeit drugs detection by measurement of tablets and secondary packaging colour

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-220

  Rodomonte, Andrea Luca ^a   Gaudiano, Maria Cristina ^a   Antoniella, Eleonora ^a   Lucente, Daniela ^b   Crusco, Virginia ^b   Bartolomei, Monica ^a   Bertocchi, Paola ^a   Manna, Livia ^a   Valvo, Luisa ^a   Alhaique, Franco ^b   Muleri, Nadia ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cialis; Colorimeter; Counterfeiting; Levitra; Viagra; Visible spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; VARDENAFIL; TABLET;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; COLORIMETRY; DEVICE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG PACKAGING; INDUSTRY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TABLET; ANALYSIS; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; DEVICES; FRAUD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; VALIDATION STUDY;

COLORIMETRY; DRUG PACKAGING; FRAUD; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TABLETS;

EID: 77953537682     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.03.044     Document Type: Article

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