P O Osadebe, O C Esimone, I C Akabogu
A critical quality control of seven brands of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride tablets marketed in Nigeria [Cifran (Ranbaxy, Nigeria), Ciproxin (Bayer, Nigeria), Cenox (Micro labs, India), Ciprotab (Fidson Drugs, India), Ciprofloxacin MS1 and MS2 (Sintacrus Medical stores] were carried out with the aim of selecting brands that are interchangeable. The weight uniformity, disintegration time, absolute drug content and in vitro dissolution profile of the various brands of the tablets were evaluated in simulated intestinal fluid (SIF) and simulated gastric fluid (SGF) without enzymes...
October 2003: Bollettino Chimico Farmaceutico