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Table 5 Percentage (%) and content of brands in mg

From: Quality of albendazole tablets legally circulating in the pharmaceutical market of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: physicochemical evaluation

Product

Label dose (strength) of API (mg/tablet)

Label claimed (%)

Assay (% mean ± % SD)

RSD

Assay test

(90–110%)

Brand 1

2500

100

94.97 ± 2.57

2.71

Pass

300

100

97.64 ± 0.74

0.76

Pass

Brand 2

2500

100

99.88 ± 0.60

0.60

Pass

Brand 3

2500

100

105.85 ± 9.82

9.28

Pass

600

100

100.82 ± 4.61

4.57

Pass

Brand 4

600

100

87.22a ± 1.57

1.80

Fail

Brand 5

2500

100

94.93 ± 1.80

1.90

Pass

300

100

86.92a ± 1.28

1.47

Fail

Brand 6

2500

100

84.75a ± 0.69

0.82

Fail

300

100

105.73 ± 0.99

0.93

Pass

  1. aBelow 90% (the acceptable range is 90–110%) [12]; SD Standard Deviation, RSD Relative Standard Deviation, API Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient