DETERMINATION OF THE PERCENTAGE PURITY, ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AND OTHER PARAMETERS IN PARACETAMOL AND CHLOROQUINE SYRUPS

In this paper the percentage purity, active ingredients, specific grav ity and the pH of paracetamol and chloroquine syrups were determined. For paracetamol the percentage purity ranged from 102,6-106,67, while the active ingredients (in mg/5 ml base) ranged from 123,2-128. The sp ecific gravity ranged from 1,13-1,24 and the pH from 4,16-5,32. For th e chloroquine the percentage purity ranged from 97-106,3, and the acti ve ingredient 48,5-53.13, the specific gravity 1,17-1,27 and the pH 2, 44-4,17. The results are discussed in relation to the purity, active i ngredients and sources of the drugs. The drugs were coded. The paracet amol had a code of 1p-5p while the chloroquine was coded from 1c-5c.