Photodegradation of levofloxacin in aqueous and organic solvents: A kinetic study

Acta Pharmaceutica

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-229

  Ahmad, Iqbal ^a   Bano, Raheela ^a   Sheraz, Muhammad Ali ^a   Ahmed, Sofia ^a   Mirza, Tania ^a   Ansari, Shakeel Ahmad ^b  

^a BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Tabros Pharma   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

kinetics; levofloxacin; photodegradation; solvent effect

Indexed keywords

LEVOFLOXACIN;

ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZATION; PH; PHOTODEGRADATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EID: 84880774770     PISSN: 13300075     EISSN: 18469558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/acph-2013-0011     Document Type: Article

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