Practical Drug Quality Assurance

Experiments involving quality control of drug products including herbal products and cosmetics; bioequivalence and interchangeability of drug products. Experiments to cover practical applications of some quality assurance procedures in drug quality control, identifications and standardization, and instrumental analysis of pharmaceuticals, which include: Determination of mixture containing borax and boric acid; Determination of the percentage of sodium salicylate and acetyl salicylic acid (Aspirin); Ultra-violet and visible spectrophotometry; NMR and MS spectra interpretation; Assay of calcium lactate tablet; Assay of sodium chloride in Dextrose/Saline. Chemical and bioequivalence tests of the APIs of branded products and generics for purpose of quality control and drug substitution.