Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi has long been used in traditional medicine to treat various such widely varying diseases and has been listed in the Chinese Pharmacopeia, the Japanese Pharmacopeia, the Korean Pharmacopoeia and the European Pharmacopoeia. Flavonoids, especially wogonin, wogonoside, baicalin, and baicalein, are its main functional ingredients with various pharmacological activities...

Introduction: To investigate the dosing accuracy using split tablets in paediatric patients. Methods: Five brands of tablets (Alvedon® (paracetamol), Catapresan® (clonidine), Hydrocortone® (hydrocortisone), Prednisolon® (prednisolon) and Tavegyl® (clemastine) were split into halves and quarters by hand or by using a tablet splitter. The resulting halves and quarters were weighed. Results: Three...

The aim of this study was to prove whether Ginkgo biloba food supplements on the European market comply with pharmaceutical quality, and whether their composition satisfies the European Pharmacopoeia criteria. Medicinal products containing a standardised Ginkgo leaf extract are used for the improvement of cognitive impairment and quality of life in mild dementia. Further, Ginkgonis folium is us...

the eDQM (european Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & Health Care, Council of europe) is a standard setting body involved in ensuring the quality of medicines, including vaccines for human and veterinary use. this is done through the elaboration and publication of the european Pharmacopoeia (Ph. eur.). In addition, the eDQM runs the Biological Standardisation Programme (BSP) which elabo...

In April 2013 the mouse antibody serum neutralization test (SNT) was formally incorporated into European Pharmacopoeia monograph 0451 for potency testing of inactivated veterinary rabies vaccines. The SNT is designed to replace the highly variable and pain and distress causing NIH mouse rabies challenge assay. The adoption of the SNT meets the European ambition (i.e., EC and CoE) to replace, re...

The aim of this work is to study standardization parameters and pharmacological properties Harpagophytum procumbens (H. procumbens) root dry extract.
 Materials methods – obtaining H. extract was performed in accordance with developed scheme that characterized by simplicity cost-effectiveness technology compared analogous scheme. Study obtained the requirements monograph «Harpagophyti extr...