A validated Ultra High Pressure Liquid Chromatographic method for the characterisation of confiscated illegal slimming products containing anorexics

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-43

  Deconinck, E ^a   Verlinde, K ^a   Courselle, P ^a   De Beer, J O ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Counterfeit medicines; Illegal food supplements; Method validation; Slimming products; UPLC

Indexed keywords

AMFEPRAMONE; BUFFER; CAFFEINE; EPHEDRINE; METFORMIN; MODAFINIL; SIBUTRAMINE; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; THEOPHYLLINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

APPETITE DEPRESSANTS; CALIBRATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LINEAR MODELS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 82255175453     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2011.09.036     Document Type: Article

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