Acyclovir is a drug used for treating viral
diseases or infections. The major viral diseases which can be cured by
Acyclovir are Herpes Simplex Virus infections, Chicken Pox, Shingles, and Cold
Sores. The medicine is available in oral form as well as can be taken by
injection. There are few side effects for this drug, which include nausea,
vomiting, headache, mouth pain and diarrhea. It is found to be safe during
pregnancy, however people who have kidney diseases are requested to take great
care and consult with doctor. If people found any bleeding, red spots in skin
and face, symptoms of kidney problem they must immediately consult with doctor.
Patients administered with this drug are advised to drink a lot of water to
ensure the proper functioning of kidney.
You can understand the importance of this drug
from the above description. Also see the side effects that might occur in few
patients. It shows that the medicine intake should be with proper care and
after proper consultation with doctor. It is important that patients are taking
good quality medicines. Considering there are many pharmaceutical companies manufacturing
this drug, how do we ensure that it is of good quality? We can ensure it by
looking at the government certification on drug packet. The medicines would
have certification of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in
India to ensure the quality.
But did you look at how the pharmaceutical
companies are ensuring the quality after preparing the drug. We can look at
that and look at a list of Acyclovir
Impurity Standards
How to Ensure Quality?
Quality can be ensured by a two-step process
after preparing the medicine. First is by removing unwanted particles from the
drug prepared. Then proceed to testing to see whether it brings the desired
result. The first process needs much explanation and the second one is testing
and it has to be done in the procedural way. Since the removal of unwanted
particles required further clarification, let us look what is it? As we all
know that the drugs are prepared from chemical compounds and it needs a lot a
chemical reaction to make the final product. Many of the raw chemical won’t be
in pure condition. Also during chemical processes other impurities might get
added to drug and may change the chemical combination slightly. If it is not
removed, it would affect the effectiveness of the medicine. That removal is
executed by using Impurity Standards. These are set of procedures which uses
chemicals and chemical reactions to remove the impurities in it.
In case of Acyclovir Impurity Standards, there
are many sub-categories of impurity standards are available from the
manufacturers. Some of them are Acyclovir Di- Acetyl Gaunin Impurity, Acyclovir
Hydroxy Methyl Impurity, Acyclovir Impurity A, Acyclovir Impurity B, Acyclovir
Impurity C, Acyclovir Impurity D, Acyclovir Impurity F, Acyclovir Impurity K,
Acyclovir Impurity P etc.
Though you can find many types of Acyclovir
Impurity Standards, a pharmaceutical company would choose the appropriate one
considering the raw materials or chemical compounds they used. Usually they
check with the manual of the Impurity standards which are available in manufacturer’s
website to ensure they are taking the right pick.
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