A Systematic Procedure for Screening Counterfeit Pharmaceutical Tablet Coatings and Cores Utilizing Infrared Spectroscopy

Authors

  • Adam Lanzarotta
  • John Crowe
  • Sara Andria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/JRS-V05N01P021

Keywords:

counterfeit, FT-IR, forensic

Abstract

Suspect counterfeit tablet coatings and cores have been examined and compared to authentic coatings and cores using attenuated total internal reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FT-IR) spectroscopy. The analytical approach described in this study is currently employed on a routine basis by the Forensic Chemistry Center (FCC) as an initial screen prior to confirmatory analyses.

https://doi.org/10.21423/jrs-v05n01p021 (DOI assigned 4/17/2019)

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2017-03-31

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)

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Scientific Articles

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