Mariangela Tirico Auricchio

Análise comparativa de embalagens secundárias e bulas de medicamentos contendo Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer

The information provided on package inserts and inner wrapping of eight products containing Panax ginseng from different manufacturers was compared internally and checked against data from the scientific literature. The inserts included extensive text, containing abundant information on indications for use, but no scientific evidence in humans. All the inserts lacked information on potential adverse effects and drug interaction. There was no standardization as to dose regimens, particularly in relation to the dried extract and ginsenoside concentration. The eight inserts thus showed no concern over standardization, indication for usage, or possible side effects and drug interactions.

Pesquisa de adocantes nao caloricos sinteticos em adocante natural de Stevia rebaudiana (BERT.) Bertoni

Nineteen samples os Stevia Natural Sweeteners have been analised aiming at the controlment of the presence of other synthetic sweeteners that are not declared on the label of the product. It was evidenced that in eighteen samples, saccharin was present besides the components of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni extract and that in only one of them such fact was stated on the label. Aspartame was found in three of these samples and cyclamate in one of them. Finally, no component of Stevia rebaudiana (Bert.) Bertoni extract was found in one of the samples, but a mixture of manitol and aspartame was.

Avaliação do teor de Atenolol em comprimidos divididos com faca caseira e aparelho cortador

Objective: To evaluate whether the content of Atenolol on fragments of tablets in dosages of 100 mg, 50 mg and 25 mg broken into four parts with the aid of homemade knife and cutter unit tablets is different, depending on how the division is performed. Methods: The intact tablets were divided with a knife and with a homemade pill cutter device, and the concentrations of Atenolol were determined in all fragments. Results: No significant difference existed between the levels of Atenolol obtained after splitting the tablets with the homemade knife or the pill cutter device, although the division led to severe levels of dispersal among fragments. When divided in half, the dispersion of results was between 7% and 12.1%, and when divided into four parts, it was between 9.2% and 21.1%, indicating the possibility of compromising the effectiveness of treating patients regardless of how the division was made. Conclusion: The results indicated a greater dispersion than would be acceptable to guarantee a uniform dose received at each drug administration, regardless of the way the division was performed, either by phone or homemade knife cutter pills.Objective: To evaluate whether the content of Atenolol on fragments of tablets in dosages of 100 mg, 50 mg and 25 mg broken into four parts with the aid of homemade knife and cutter unit tablets is different, depending on how the division is performed. Methods: The intact tablets were divided with a knife and with a homemade pill cutter device, and the concentrations of Atenolol were determined in all fragments. Results: No significant difference existed between the levels of Atenolol obtained after splitting the tablets with the homemade knife or the pill cutter device, although the division led to severe levels of dispersal among fragments. When divided in half, the dispersion of results was between 7% and 12.1%, and when divided into four parts, it was between 9.2% and 21.1%, indicating the possibility of compromising the effectiveness of treating patients regardless of how the division was made. Conclusion: The results indicated a greater dispersion than would be acceptable to guarantee a uniform dose received at each drug administration, regardless of the way the division was performed, either by phone or homemade knife cutter pills.

Evaluación de la proporción de Atenolol en comprimidos divididos con cuchillo casero y con cortador

Objective: To evaluate whether the content of Atenolol on fragments of tablets in dosages of 100 mg, 50 mg and 25 mg broken into four parts with the aid of homemade knife and cutter unit tablets is different, depending on how the division is performed. Methods: The intact tablets were divided with a knife and with a homemade pill cutter device, and the concentrations of Atenolol were determined in all fragments. Results: No significant difference existed between the levels of Atenolol obtained after splitting the tablets with the homemade knife or the pill cutter device, although the division led to severe levels of dispersal among fragments. When divided in half, the dispersion of results was between 7% and 12.1%, and when divided into four parts, it was between 9.2% and 21.1%, indicating the possibility of compromising the effectiveness of treating patients regardless of how the division was made. Conclusion: The results indicated a greater dispersion than would be acceptable to guarantee a uniform dose received at each drug administration, regardless of the way the division was performed, either by phone or homemade knife cutter pills.Objective: To evaluate whether the content of Atenolol on fragments of tablets in dosages of 100 mg, 50 mg and 25 mg broken into four parts with the aid of homemade knife and cutter unit tablets is different, depending on how the division is performed. Methods: The intact tablets were divided with a knife and with a homemade pill cutter device, and the concentrations of Atenolol were determined in all fragments. Results: No significant difference existed between the levels of Atenolol obtained after splitting the tablets with the homemade knife or the pill cutter device, although the division led to severe levels of dispersal among fragments. When divided in half, the dispersion of results was between 7% and 12.1%, and when divided into four parts, it was between 9.2% and 21.1%, indicating the possibility of compromising the effectiveness of treating patients regardless of how the division was made. Conclusion: The results indicated a greater dispersion than would be acceptable to guarantee a uniform dose received at each drug administration, regardless of the way the division was performed, either by phone or homemade knife cutter pills.

Evaluation of the content of Atenolol tablets divided with a knife and homemade machine cutter

Objective: To evaluate whether the content of Atenolol on fragments of tablets in dosages of 100 mg, 50 mg and 25 mg broken into four parts with the aid of homemade knife and cutter unit tablets is different, depending on how the division is performed. Methods: The intact tablets were divided with a knife and with a homemade pill cutter device, and the concentrations of Atenolol were determined in all fragments. Results: No significant difference existed between the levels of Atenolol obtained after splitting the tablets with the homemade knife or the pill cutter device, although the division led to severe levels of dispersal among fragments. When divided in half, the dispersion of results was between 7% and 12.1%, and when divided into four parts, it was between 9.2% and 21.1%, indicating the possibility of compromising the effectiveness of treating patients regardless of how the division was made. Conclusion: The results indicated a greater dispersion than would be acceptable to guarantee a uniform dose received at each drug administration, regardless of the way the division was performed, either by phone or homemade knife cutter pills.Objective: To evaluate whether the content of Atenolol on fragments of tablets in dosages of 100 mg, 50 mg and 25 mg broken into four parts with the aid of homemade knife and cutter unit tablets is different, depending on how the division is performed. Methods: The intact tablets were divided with a knife and with a homemade pill cutter device, and the concentrations of Atenolol were determined in all fragments. Results: No significant difference existed between the levels of Atenolol obtained after splitting the tablets with the homemade knife or the pill cutter device, although the division led to severe levels of dispersal among fragments. When divided in half, the dispersion of results was between 7% and 12.1%, and when divided into four parts, it was between 9.2% and 21.1%, indicating the possibility of compromising the effectiveness of treating patients regardless of how the division was made. Conclusion: The results indicated a greater dispersion than would be acceptable to guarantee a uniform dose received at each drug administration, regardless of the way the division was performed, either by phone or homemade knife cutter pills.