Research Article
Quality and Brands of Amoxicillin Formulations in Nairobi, Kenya
Table 4
Active pharmaceutical ingredient content results for amoxicillin dry oral suspension samples.
| | Sample code | Country of origin | Labelled active ingredients (mg/5 ml) | Chemical content as % label claim (RSD) | | Day 0 | Day 7 |
| | Control | United Kingdom | 250 | 93.56 (0.26) | 90.12(0.63) | | KAN118 | Kenya | 125 | 98.56 (1.36) | 96.13 (0.2) | | KBR63 | India | 125 | 99.56 (0.25) | 95.48 (0.67) | | KBR82 | India | 125 | 101.18 (0.96) | 96.70 (0.19) | | KAY43 | India | 125 | 98.56 (0.68) | 96.24 (0.52) | | KBR83 | Kenya | 125 | 95.60 (1.12) | 90.11 (0.64) | | SC06 | Kenya | 125 | 104.21 (0.97) | 100.08 (1.21) | | ZIM106 | Kenya | 125 | 102.97 (0.77) | 95.32 (0.26) | | ZIM113 | India | 125 | 101.58 (0.33) | 95.71 (0.36) | | KAY54 | United Arab Emirates | 250 | 100.22 (0.21) | 97.03 (1.35) | | SB38 | Kenya | 250 | 103.91 (1.05) | 96.79 (0.33) | | SB19 | Egypt | 125 | 92.81 (1.00) | 88.27 (1.73) | | SC03 | India | 125 | 91.30 (1.57) | 88.24 (0.57) | | KBR74 | India | 125 | 86.02 (0.53) | 81.20 (1.07) |
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RSD: relative standard deviation; USP limits: at 90%-120% of label claim.
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