Assessment of the performance of a handheld Raman device for potential use as a screening tool in evaluating medicines quality

Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 47-55

  Hajjou, Mustapha ^a   Qin, Yanyan ^a,b   Bradby, Sanford ^a   Bempong, Daniel ^a   Lukulay, Patrick ^a  

^a The United States Pharmacopeial Convention   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

API; Counterfeit medicines; Raman spectroscopy; Screening; SP; Substandard medicines

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; COUNTERFEIT DRUG; IBUPROFEN; KARADOX; PALUDAR; PARACETAMOL; PYRADOX; PYRIMETHAMINE; PYRIMETHAMINE PLUS SULFADOXINE; SULFADOXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC SULFATE; ZINCFANT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; DRUG QUALITY; DRUG SCREENING; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROMETER;

ANTIMALARIALS; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; COUNTERFEIT DRUGS; QUALITY CONTROL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN;

EID: 84871864055     PISSN: 07317085     EISSN: 1873264X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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