Audit of the Physico-Chemical Quality of Amoxicillin Based Drugs Marketed in Senegal

Abstract

Non-compliant antibiotics pose problems of therapeutic efficacy at the level of the individual, but also a serious public health problem. The objective of our study was to evaluate the quality of generic amoxicillin (42 samples) by analytical methods in Dakar/Senegal. At 100% visual inspection of compliance; 100% compliance uniformity test; at the dissolution test all > 80% (86.8% to 108.8%). The presence of amoxicillin with the following contents: Tablets (95.2% to 104.1%); Capsules (91.5% to 113.9%) and Suspensions drinkable (96.9% - 118.7%). All the samples in our study are 100% compliant according to the European and American pharmacopoeias (90% - 120%). Other studies should therefore be oriented in the direction of stability as well as the dosage of degradation products.