Spectroscopic analytical methods for detection of counterfeit pharmaceutical preparations - A mini- Review

Gazi University Journal of Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-417

  Bunaciu, Andrei A ^a   Fleschin, Şerban ^b   Aboul Enein, Hassan Y ^c  

^a Research Center for Instrumental Analysis   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

^c Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Division   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Counterfeit drugs; Herbal medicines; Pharmaceutical drugs; Spectroscopic methods

Indexed keywords

CRIME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; COUNTERFEIT DRUGS; HERBAL MEDICINES; ISOTOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; MID-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NEAR INFRARED; NEAR-INFRARED; PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SPECTROSCOPIC METHOD;

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84886889649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21471762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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