Research Article

Physicochemical Equivalence and Quality Assessment of Various Brands of Gastro-Resistant Omeprazole Capsules in the Kumasi Metropolis

Table 3

Disintegration time and drug content of sampled brands.

BrandsAverage disintegration time (minutes) (n = 6)Average % drug content (n = 10)

OM 102 : 46 ± 0.04397.09 ± 0.05
OM 202 : 52 ± 0.06386.25 ± 0.13^
OM 302 : 58 ± 0.013108.06 ± 0.25
OM 402 : 57 ± 0.01379.18 ± 0.11^
OM 502 : 06 ± 0.009128.12 ± 0.21^
OM 603 : 30 ± 0.00691.99 ± 0.06
OM 702 : 58 ± 0.008100.66 ± 0.19
OM 802 : 45 ± 0.004107.06 ± 0.22
OM 902 : 40 ± 0.067118.20 ± 0.08
OM 1002 : 21 0.088112.93 ± 0.03^
OM 1103.51 ± 0.00997.09 ± 0.42
OM 1203 : 37 ± 0.024102.39 ± 0.30
OM 1303 : 09 ± 0.033101.72 ± 0.15
OM 1402 : 50 ± 0.06695.46 ± 0.43
OM 1503 : 27 ± 0.089123.27 ± 0.45^
OM 1601 : 37 ± 0.089103.96 ± 0.05

Sample passed the content test; ^sample failed the content test.