Research Article
Quality and Brands of Amoxicillin Formulations in Nairobi, Kenya
Table 2
Uniformity of weight for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid tablet samples.
| Sample code | Country of origin | Labelled active ingredients (mg) | | RSD | Mean weight deviation (%) | Number of tablets outside USP range | USP-acceptable criteria |
| Control | United Kingdom | 625 | | 0.8 | -1.7300~1.2800 | 0 | ±5% | KAN95 | India | 375 | | 1.2 | -1.9880~2.7166 | 0 | ±5% | SB36 | India | 375 | | 0.9 | -1.7334~1.2236 | 0 | ±5% | CBD131 | India | 625 | | 1.4 | -2.9532~2.1429 | 0 | ±5% | KBR90 | India | 625 | | 1.7 | -3.0920~2.8506 | 0 | ±5% | SB57 | India | 625 | | 1.2 | -3.1586~1.9424 | 0 | ±5% | CBD136 | India | 625 | | 1.1 | -2.2771~1.6425 | 0 | ±5% |
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RSD: relative standard deviation, SD: standard deviation.
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