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HERRERA SANTI, María Teresa; GARCIA PENA, Caridad Margarita; BARRIOS, María Aurora  e  MARTINEZ ESPINOSA, Vivian. Stability of sodium picosulphate oral drops . Rev Cubana Farm [online]. 2008, vol.42, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-2988.

The oral drops of sodium picosulphate are very effective in the treatment of acute and chronic constipation in patients of all ages. It was conducted a stability study of a formulation of sodium picosulphate for its oral administration that meets all the quality requirements demanded for the product, such as: organoleptic characteristics, pH, assessment and microbiological count. As a result, it was attained a formulation with a time of useful life of 12 months, at an ambient temperature of 30 ± 2 °C. Its physical, chemical and microbiological characteristics remained invariable during the stability study

Palavras-chave : Sodium picosulphate; oral drops; stability.