Open AccessComparison between branded and generic furosemide 40 mg tablets using thermal gravimetric analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Mosab Arafat,
Khairi M. S. Fahelelbom,
Muhammad Sarfraz,
Mohammad F. Bostanudin,
Qurat-Ul-Ain Sharif,
Anna Esmaeil,
Othman A. Al Hanbali,
Salah AbuRuz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_365_19
Subject(s) - fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , fourier transform , gravimetric analysis , furosemide , infrared spectroscopy , fourier transform spectroscopy , infrared , analytical chemistry (journal) , spectroscopy , materials science , chemistry , chromatography , mathematics , chemical engineering , physics , optics , organic chemistry , engineering , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics
There has been a long-standing belief that generic drugs are of lower value in comparison to their branded name counterparts. They are in particular under scrutiny due to their low market price. Even though the reduction in costs is largely based on skipping expensive preclinical studies and clinical trials for generic drugs, the purity and quality of the raw materials in the production of generic drugs is debatable. Thus, the objective of the study was to analyze and assess the quality comparability of generic furosemide 40 mg (FSD) tablets to branded product available in the market.