臺灣地區市售感冒液劑Guaifenesin成分之含量品質調查

AN INVESTIGATION OF THE GUAIFENESIN CONTENT IN COLD LIQUID IN TAIWAN

Guaifenesin為鎮咳祛痰劑中成分之一。為了解市售感冒液劑中含Guaifenesin成分之情形，於82年9月至83年3月間，在台灣地區之藥房、藥局抽購含Guaifenesin成分之檢體40件（國產39件，輸入1件）參照英國藥典第二十二版進行鑑別及含量測定，結果40件檢體中有6件（國產品）含量不合格，佔15%。

An investigation of the Guaifenesin content in cold liquid was conducted, forty samples were collected from the drug stores throughout Taiwan area during a period from September 1993 to March 1994. The content of Guaifenesin was determined by HPLC according to USPXXII. The results showed 15.0% of preparations failed content to meet the requirement.