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I am looking for a quick way to test whether medicine tablets have the right active ingredient in right quantity. What do I need? A UV-VIS photo spectrometer?
Longer version: I am running a charity in India providing 60k people with affordable medicine - shaving up to 85% off the cost.
We buy medicine is bulk from regulated companies but the regulatory environment is weak and they might he minded to not put the full amount of active ingredient.
I am looking for a quick, uncomplicated. Way of checking whether a generic paracetamol 500 or Metformin 500 dies indeed contain 500 or thereabouts.
I know there are other tests but this is the one I am concerned about. The manufacturer does provide a certificate but it's a self test.
I can't send to a lab all the time.
I am told a UV-VIS spectrophotometer is what I need. Web searches suggest a Raman can even do it inside the packaging.
Can someone please help? I am willing to set up the infrastructure but need to know what's involved. We buy approx 600 diff meds.
Thanks for your help.
Raj