" For export only" medicines come back to Europe: A RP-LC method for the screening of six glucocorticoids in illegal and counterfeit anti-inflammatory and lightening creams

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-164

  Gaudiano, M C ^a   Lucente, D ^b   Antoniella, E ^a   Bertocchi, P ^a   Muleri, N ^b   Manna, L ^a   Bartolomei, M ^a   Alimonti, S ^a   Valvo, L ^a   Rodomonte, A L ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Counterfeit drugs; Glucocorticoids; Lightening creams; Liquid chromatography

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; CLOBETASOL PROPIONATE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; FLUOCINONIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; ILLICIT DRUG; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; GLUCOCORTICOID; OINTMENT;

ARTICLE; CREAM; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SCREENING; EUROPE; ITALY; LABORATORY; OINTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSED PHASE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SKIN COLOR; SUSPENSION; UNCERTAINTY; VALIDATION STUDY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; FRAUD; PROCEDURES;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, REVERSE-PHASE; DOSAGE FORMS; FRAUD; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; OINTMENTS;

EID: 77953545530     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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