Division of Pharmaceutical Analysis

1114 Market St. Room 1002
St. Louis, Missouri 63101
Phone: (314) 539-2135   Fax: (314) 539-2113

Lucinda Buhse, Ph.D., Director
Benjamin Westenberger, Deputy Director

• Research Programs
  • FDA-Track FY2010 Completed Key Project: Rapid Screening of Pharmaceuticals (PDF - 21KB)
• Publications
• Hot Topics
  • Analysis of crude heparin by ¹H-NMR, capillary electrophoresis, and strong-anion-exchange-HPLC for contamination by over sulfated chondroitin sulfate, J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 51 (2010) 921-926. This HPLC method has a limit of detection for OSCS of less than 0.1%. Crude Heparin (PDF - 199 KB) Posted 3/26/2010
  • Method for at-site detection of Diethylene Glycol/Ethylene Glycol Contamination: Simple, At-Site Detection of Diethylene Glycol/Ethylene Glycol Contamination of Glycerin and Glycerin-Based Raw Materials by Thin-Layer Chromatography [PDF] by Allen S. Kenyon
  • Documents related to enhanced mechanical calibration of dissolution apparatus:  Mechanical Qualification of Dissolution Apparatus. 1 and 2 (updated 6/1/2006)
    
    These documents are posted as examples and should not be viewed as an endorsement for or exclusion of any manufacturer of dissolution or measuring equipment