2016
DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.180242
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Pharmaceutical evaluation of cefuroxime axetil tablets available in drug market of Pakistan

Abstract: Cefuroxime is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic with a broad spectrum activity against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. The purpose of this research work was to evaluate the pharmaceutical quality standards of four different brands of cefuroxime axetil 125 mg tablets with different price ranges purchased from retail pharmacies of Pakistan. The brands were tested for physicochemical evaluation and in vitro dissolution studies in different medium like 0.07N HCl, distilled water, 0.1N HCl of p… Show more

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“…All the sampled brands had their dimensions (length, thickness, and width) within the stipulated range of ±5% (Table 2) and hence conformed to specifications. ese indicate that there was consistency in the manufacturing variables such as compression force, filling of the die cavity, lower and upper punch movements, and die volume [22,27]. 4.5.…”
Section: Uniformity Of Dimensions Of Sampled Brandsmentioning
confidence: 93%
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“…All the sampled brands had their dimensions (length, thickness, and width) within the stipulated range of ±5% (Table 2) and hence conformed to specifications. ese indicate that there was consistency in the manufacturing variables such as compression force, filling of the die cavity, lower and upper punch movements, and die volume [22,27]. 4.5.…”
Section: Uniformity Of Dimensions Of Sampled Brandsmentioning
confidence: 93%
“…e bottom of the basket rack was positioned such that it was at least 15 mm below the surface of the distilled water and the experiment was conducted at 37°C ± 2. e disintegration time was taken to be the time no granule of any tablet was left on the mesh. ree determinations were done and the mean disintegration time was determined for each brand [21][22][23].…”
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