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Table 2 Amount in mg of ciprofloxacin in the tested weighed mass (runs 1, 2 and 3)

From: Are antibiotics substandard in Lebanon? Quantification of active pharmaceutical ingredients between brand and generics of selected antibiotics

Medicine

Batch number

Mass of unknown sample (mg)

Mass of ciprofloxacin (CIP) per tablet (mg)

Mean amount of ciprofloxacin (CIP) per tablet (mg)

SD (a)

RSD (b) (%)

Relative deviation© (%)

USP requirement

Drug 1.1 (run 1)

BXJ1KK2 BXJ22L1

762.7

464.8028

473.66

14.45

3.05

−5.27

98–102%

Drug 1.2

762.8

465.8469

Drug 1.3

762.9

490.3392

Drug 4.1

0802138 0802139

762.2

482.6215

474.38

7.25

1.53

−5.12

98–102%

Drug 4.2

762.4

468.9408

Drug 4.3

762.4

471.5772

Drug 5.1

M101 M102

763.5

461.0619

466.70

6.33

1.35

−6.66

98–102%

Drug 5.2

763.6

465.4737

Drug 5.3

763.6

473.5532

Drug 3.1 (run 2)

NOB51 N2KX1

824.2

537.1647

543.78

13.89

2.55

8.76

98–102%

Drug 3.2

824.4

534.4266

Drug 3.3

824.2

559.7423

Drug 3 (2).1

M12A1 M3R01

824.7

536.2957

525.33

11.15

2.12

5.07

98–102%

Drug 3 (2).2

824.8

514.0106

Drug 3 (2).3

824.9

525.6963

Drug 3 (3).1

N2 L01 N2KX1

822.8

524.1745

529.45

17.12

3.23

5.89

98–102%

Drug 3 (3).2

822.9

515.5925

Drug 3 (3).3

822.9

548.5816

Drug 2.1

4710 2966

773.9

485.4494

483.55

2.18

0.45

−3.29

98–102%

Drug 2.2

773.8

481.1726

Drug 2.3

773.7

484.0210

Drug2 [1].1(run 3)

5006 5006

774.2

493.3421

495.70

3.42

0.69

−0.86

98–102%

Drug 2 (1).2

774.1

499.6229

Drug 2 (1).3

774.1

494.1410

Drug 2 (2).1

4710 5006

772.9

491.9032

487.38

5.94

1.22

−2.52

98–102%

Drug 2 (2).2

772.8

480.6563

Drug 2 (2).3

772.8

489.5944

  1. a: SD = \( \sqrt{\frac{\sum \left(x-\overline{x}\right)}{n}} \) b: RSD = \( \frac{SD\ }{\overline{X}}\times 100 \) c: RD = \( \frac{experimental- expected}{expected} \)