Application of Chromatography in Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Analysis

Chromatographic analysis methods are currently the most commonly used analytical methods according to research citations. New trends in the analysis of bioactive compounds incorporate the use of combined techniques, merging chromatographic methods with various detection methods, such as mass detection, NMR and IR. 

This Special Issue, “Application of Chromatography in Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Analysis”, will cover chromatographic techniques focused on the analysis of bulk, formulated drug products, drug impurities, drug stability and the analysis of drugs in biological matrices.

The issue will cover the qualitative identification of toxins in biological matrices, which is a crucial and sophisticated issue. The selection of analytical method is influenced by the type of toxin occurring in the samples. Toxicological samples include blood, urine and tissues that are analyzed for the presence of excessive levels of prescribed drugs, illicit drugs and toxic compounds. Moreover, the issue will also cover the use of chromatographic techniques for the analysis of active constituents in herbal products and quality control.

We will consider contributions that cover all research aspects related to the application of chromatographic techniques for the analysis of counterfeit medications that may be incorrectly formulated or produced in substandard conditions.

Please feel free to contact the Guest Editors with any questions.

Dr. Ghada Hadad
Prof. Dr. Randa Abdel-Salam
Prof. Dr. Dina M Abo-ElMatty
Guest Editors

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• LC
• GC
• TLC
• capillary electrophoresis
• pharmaceutical analysis
• stability studies
• toxicological analysis
• counterfeit medications
• herbal products