Spectroscopic Analytical Methods for Detection of Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Preparations – A MiniReview

Authors : Y ABOULENEIN, Andrei BUNACIU, Serban FLESCHIN

Pages : 407-417

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Publication Date : 2013-10-02

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Pharmaceutical counterfeiting is becoming a serious problem all over the world. This paper presents several of the most important methods used to elucidate this problem including near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, isotopic characterization, chromatographic and mass spectrometric approaches.
Keywords : counterfeit drugs, spectroscopic methods, pharmaceutical drugs, herbal medicines