title: [Radionuclide X-ray fluorescence as an alternative method to pharmacopeial tests for heavy metals].
abstract: Pharmacopeial tests for heavy metals require comparisons between test solution's colour after addition of thioacetamide and a control solution containing a known quantity of Pb. As this test neither informs about the type of heavy metals, nor about the concentrations of each of them, there is a reason for more frequent employment of instrumental methods such as AAS and AES, as well as ICP, NAA, and X-ray fluorescence. These methods provide us with quick and exact elemental analyses of impurities, thus becoming more and more important in the quality control of drugs and medicinal plants.
authors.affiliation: Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Farmaceutická fakulta, Katedra farmaceutickej analýzy a nukleárnej farmácie. janosova@fpharm.uniba.sk
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jánosová
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sýkorová
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Stroffeková
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Havránek
mesh_terms: D019216:Metals, Heavy / Q000032:analysis*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000032:analysis*; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000032:analysis*; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
chemical_list: D019216:Metals, Heavy; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D028321:Plant Preparations