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MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION and PRESERVATION EFFICACY OF COUGH PREPARATIONS
Author(s) -
Na'was T. E.,
Salem M. Sheikh,
Alkaysi H. N.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.622
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1365-2710
pISSN - 0269-4727
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2710.1990.tb00396.x
Subject(s) - contamination , candida albicans , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , food science , genetics , ecology
Summary Cough syrups, manufactured by four different Jordanian pharmaceutical companies, were examined for microbial contents and efficacy of preservation from fungal and bacterial contamination. Five per cent of the tested samples were found to be contaminated by Candida albicans and 30% of the products examined did not comply with the pharmacopoeial requirements for optimal preservation from fungal contamination. All the products tested were free from bacteria and were efficiently preserved against accidental bacterial contamination.