Stability Study for Folic Acid 5mg Tablets

Authors

  • Awab W. Younus Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
  • Ghadah Sh. Yahya Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53555/bp.v2i3.139

Keywords:

hardness,, friability, dissolution,, disintegration,, pharmacopeia.

Abstract

This study was to investigate the physicochemical and microbiological stability of Folic acid 5mg
tablets, chemical stability and physical parameters as appearance, hardness, friability, water content,
dissolution and disintegration time was studied according to the United States Pharmacopeia USP 37
and BP 2015 using fresh samples. The Folic acid tablets was chemically, physically and
microbiologically stable for not less than 36 months.

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References

BP(2015)British Pharmacopoeia.https://www.pharmacopoeia.com/BP2015

RxList (2016) http://www.rxlist.com/folic_acid/supplements.htm

Reynolds JEF (1996). Martindale the extra pharmacopoeia 31stad, pp. 27-28, pharmaceutical press, London.

USP 37(2014) The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) and the National Formulary (NF). United States Pharmacopoeial Convention, Rockfield, MD, USA

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Published

2016-03-31

How to Cite

Younus, A. W., & Yahya, G. S. (2016). Stability Study for Folic Acid 5mg Tablets. International Journal For Research In Biology & Pharmacy, 2(3), 21–28. https://doi.org/10.53555/bp.v2i3.139

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2016): International Journal For Research In Biology & Pharmacy

Section

Articles