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COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE
Volume 42, Issue -, Pages 223-225Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.11.018
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Analgesics; Herbal supplements; Acetaminophen; Codeine; HPLC
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- Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran [9512107615]
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Analgesics, such as acetaminophen (APAP) and codeine (COD), are used to adulterate medicinal herbs and/or herbal supplements. This study evaluated the APAP and COD levels in 60 herbal supplement and/or herb-based medicine samples collected from apothecaries in Hamadan, Iran. The samples were analysed using a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) system. The results showed that 15% of the samples contained 38900-165200 ng/g and 31.1-603.3 ng/g of APAP and COD, respectively. Due to the side-effects of analgesic drugs in human, control of these drugs is recommended in herbal supplements.
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