Audit of the Physico-Chemical Quality of Amoxicillin Based Drugs Marketed in Senegal

Non-compliant antibiotics pose problems of therapeutic efficacy at the level individual, but also a serious public health problem. The objective our study was to evaluate quality generic amoxicillin (42 samples) by analytical methods in Dakar/Senegal. At 100% visual inspection compliance; compliance uniformity test; dissolution test all > 80% (86.8% 108.8%). presence with following contents: Tablets (95.2% 104.1%); Capsules (91.5% 113.9%) and Suspensions drinkable (96.9% - 118.7%). All samples are compliant according European American pharmacopoeias (90% 120%). Other studies should therefore be oriented direction stability as well dosage degradation products.