Quantitative Determination of Diethylene Glycol Contamination in Pharmaceutical Products

Quantitative determination of diethylene glycol contamination in pharmaceutical products.

A simple, rapid, and reliable method was developed for the quantitative determination of diethylene glycol (DEG) in pharmaceutical products using capillary gas chromatography with flame ionization detection. The method uses ethylene glycol as internal standard and allows for the separation of propylene glycol and DEG. The assay was linear in a DEG concentration range between 1.0 and 10.00 mg/mL...

Scientific Committee on Consumer Products SCCP OPINION ON Diethylene glycol

Reproductive toxicology. Diethylene glycol.

Background: Human linkage and animal QTL studies have indicated the contribution of genes on Chr17 into blood pressure regulation. One candidate gene is PNMT, coding for phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase, catalyzing the synthesis of epinephrine from norepinephrine. Methods: Fine-scale variation of PNMT was screened by resequencing hypertensive (n = 50) and normotensive (n = 50) individuals...

Diethylene glycol poisoning and liver function following accidental diethylene glycol injection

The aim of the present study was to investigate the hepatotoxic effects of accidental intravenous diethylene glycol (DEG) poisoning in patients with liver disease. Clinical manifestations were recorded and liver function tests were carried out for 64 patients with liver disease who had been accidentally treated intravenously with DEG. Comparisons were made between the poisoned and non-poisoned ...

Diethylene glycol poisoning in Gurgaon, India, 1998.

OBJECTIVE To discover the cause of acute renal failure in 36 children aged 2 months to 6 years who were admitted to two hospitals in Delhi between 1 April and 9 June 1998. METHODS Data were collected from hospital records, parents and doctors of the patients, and district health officials. Further information was obtained from house visits and community surveys; blood and stool samples were c...