the JOINT PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS GROUP

at the British Pharmaceutical Conference

Short papers in pharmaceutical analysis
 

JPAG Chairman Professor Tony Moffat presents the award to Dr Claire Martin of Wolverhampton University

The Joint Pharmaceutical Analysis Group organised the traditional podium session for presentations by younger analysts and again offered a Conference Analytical Science Award, in the form of a major bursary for attendance at a future conference. The Award was presented by JPAG Chairman, Professor Tony Moffat, to Claire Martin (Wolverhampton University). Dr Martin and her co-workers used dielectric spectroscopy to examine the polarisation-relaxation response of a model nutraceutical, tea tree oil, alone and formulated with traditional excipients. The results confirmed the potential stability advantages for processing, storage and transport of lipophilic nutraceuticals, when formulated with low concentrations of emulsifying polymers. Claire joined the University of Wolverhampton as a Lecturer in Pharmaceutics in the Pharmacy Department in April 2006. Her current research interests include modelling multi-component biopharmaceutical system stability, development of co-formulation and processing strategies to minimise degradation as well as characterisation of drug delivery vehicles by atomic force microscopy.

   In the chair: Dr Steve Robinson, Pfizer

Papers were eligible for JPAG ‘Conference Analytical Science Award’ with bursary up to £2,000 for best presenter aged under 35

Electrical impedance analysis of nutraceutical formulation stability in the frozen state
C. Martin, C. Ross, T. Peacock and K.R. Ward

The Effect of Anticoagulants on the Distribution of Chromium (VI) in Blood fractions
G.A. Afolaranmi, J.N.A. Tettey, D. Littlejohn, H. Murray, R.M.D. Meek and M.H. Grant

A new method for rapid, reliable and effective polymorph screening
J.C. Burley

An investigation into the use of x-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) for the analysis of intact tablets
C.A. Barnes and D.J. Busby

Microemulsion high performance liquid chromatography method for the determination of terbutaline in urine samples
M. Althanyan, B.J. Clark and K.H. Assi

Ferulic acid assay and its relevant use in quality assurance of medicinal herbs
G.H. Lu, K. Chan, K.S.Y. Leung, S.Q. Cheng and Z.Z. Zhao

Sensitive and specific liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method for estimation of digoxin in human serum
K. Hemanthkumar, V.A. Sam, P. Rathanakar, K. Chandramohan, S.S. Savale, G. Sundar, T. Singh, S. Nagraj and A.S. Arvind

A rapid and sensitive method for simultaneous determination of carboxylate and lactone forms of irinotecan HCl by ultraviolet high-performance liquid chromatography
F. Esmaeili, S.K. Hashemein and R. Dinarvand