BACKGROUND Information on the neonatal exposure to excipients is limited. Our aim was to describe the extent of excipient intake by Estonian neonates; to classify the excipients according to potential neonatal toxicity and thereby to measure the extent of exposure of neonates to potentially harmful excipients. METHODS A prospective cohort study that recorded all medicines prescribed to patien...

a simple extractive spectrophotometric method has been developed for the estimation of miconazole nitratein both pure and pharmaceutical preparation. the method is based on the formation of ion-pair complex of thedrug with acidic dye bromothymol blue (btb) in acidic condition, followed by its extraction in organic solvent(chloroform). the absorbance was measured against the corresponding blank....

The objective of this study was to determine the influence nonionic surfactants on effectiveness preservatives used in emulsions containing high surfactant content. Mixtures different concentrations were prepared between polyethoxylated (40) hydrogenated castor oil (PHCO) and polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate (PSO), with methylparaben, phenoxyethanol, ethylparaben, propylparaben, isobutylpara...

Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors, have come to play an important role in the pharmacologic management of musculoskeletal disorders. Clinical trials have established the efficacy of etoricoxib in Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Gouty Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Low back pain, acute postoperative pain, and pri...

The aim of this study was to prepare orally disintegrating tablets (ODTs) containingdexamethasone (DEX) by direct compression method with sufficient hardness and rapiddisintegration time. In order to save time, money, and human resources in designing andimprovement of formulation, the statistical software Design Expert is used. Box–Behnkenresponse surface methodology was applied to evaluate and...

A method for determination of alendronate sodium salt, clodronate disodium salt and etidronate disodium salt in pharmaceutical formulation by direct UV-spectrophotometry and/or first and second derivative UV-spectrophotometry via complex formation with Cu (II) ions is described. The calibration graphs are linear in the range 25-600 mmol/L for all the investigated compounds. No interference was ...

www.pharmtech.com yophilization or freeze-drying is often used to stabilize various pharmaceutical products, including virus vaccines, protein and peptide formulations, liposome, and small-chemical drug formulations (1–4). Often a pharmaceutical product may be susceptible to physical and chemical degradation when stored as a ready-to-use solution. The goal of the formulations scientist is to id...

In prospect of developing an oral dosage form of Infliximab, for treatment of Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis, freeze-drying (vial vs Lyoguard trays) and spray-drying were investigated as production method for stable powders. Dextran and inulin were used in combination with sucrose as stabilizing excipients. The drying processes did not affect Infliximab in these formulations, i.e. bot...