Ethionamide is a yellow crystalline, nonhygroscopic compound with a faint to moderate sulfide odor and a melting point of 162°C. It is practically insoluble in water and ether, but soluble in methanol and ethanol. It has a partition coefficient (octanol/water) Log P value of 0.3699. Trecator tablets contain 250 mg of ethionamide. The inactive ingredients present are croscarmellose sodium, FD&C ...

the influence of various polymers on the release rate of lithium carbonate from matrix-type tablets was investigated in an attempt to formulate a sustained release solid dosage form. for this purpose, tablets containing 450 mg of lithium carbonate along with various amounts of carbopol 934p, 971p, 974p, pemulen and eudragit rlpo as retarding agents and inactive ingredients (e.g. pvp, avicel or ...

In this study 50 samples of ecstasy tablets seized in Iran during the period of 2007 through 2008 were examined and their physical characteristics (appearance, marking, scored/not scored, color, weight, diameter, thickness) were determined. In order to determine the chemical characteristics of these tablets, color tests (Marquis test, Simon’s test, Chen’s test and Gallic acid test), Thin Layer ...

Of the 37,485 americans who lost their lives in 2009 to illicit drug use, prescription pain medications caused more deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. Opiates are misused more than any other class of prescription medications. Opiate dependence affects an estimated 1.9 million Americans. Reckitt Benckiser, a British-based company, brought Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone) to market in 2002...

No: 687 Health and Hygiene 329 EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF TABLET SPLITTING ON THE ACCURACY OF DRUG DOSING H.S. Sellahewa and H.M.D.R. Herath* Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka *[email protected] Tablet splitting is commonly used in pharmacy practice. There are many reasons to split tablets such as to get the prescribed dose, to ad...

The aim of this study was to compare the in vitro dissolution behaviour reference (R) and generic-test (T) medicinal products with non-linear effects model. Mathematical function Weibull, employed as basis for model, coupled MATLABTM simulation software describe release profile active substance. Medicinal selected presented include immediate-release tablets Concor 10 mg Bisoprolol mg, which bel...

the present investigation was designed to formulate a natural tablet for the treatment of vaginal candidiasis in order to eliminate side effects that are caused by existing antifungal drugs. curcumin has promising antifungal activity in comparison with the existing azole antifungal drugs. bioadhesive curcumin vaginal tablets were prepared by direct compression with different ratios of biadhesiv...