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Applications of terahertz spectroscopy to pharmaceutical sciences

Taday, Philip F.·2004·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Abstract

The application of terahertz pulsed spectroscopy within the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) recent process analytical technology (PAT) initiative is considered. As a case study the potency levels in paracetamol (4-acetamidophenol) and aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) test tablets have been recovered from the terahertz absorption spectra using a multivariate partial-least-squares (PLS) calibration model. Root-mean-square errors of cross-validation (RMSECVs) of 2.85% and 3.90% were obtained for paracetamol and aspirin, respectively. Information about other excipients can also be obtained; for example, using the strong lactose absorption lines in the tablets, RMSECVs of 3.65% and 4.30% could be recovered from the paracetamol and aspirin samples, respectively. As active ingredients may also change their solid-state form during formulation processing or storage and as this can adversely affect the final dosage performance, monitoring of pharmaceutical ingredients is essential for a 'right-first-time' philosophy within the industry. Terahertz pulse spectroscopy is a high-throughput technique with many areas of potential exploitation in the pharmaceutical industry; these issues are discussed in this paper.

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Authors
Taday, P. F.
Affiliations
TeraView (United Kingdom) (GB)
Corresponding author
Taday, Philip F.
Venue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
Published
2003-12-19
Volume
362
Issue
1815
Pages
351-364
ISSN
  • 1364-503X (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-2962
OpenAlex
W2167697843
Cited by
239
References
17
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FWCI
7.35
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Science and Technology Facilities Council (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Terahertz technology and applications
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals
Keywords
terahertz spectroscopy, tablets, paracetamol, aspirin, process analytical technology, partial least squares calibration, terahertz absorption spectra, pharmaceutical quality control, high-throughput analysis
MeSH terms
Acetaminophen, Algorithms, Aspirin, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical, Drug Contamination, Infrared Rays, Microwaves, Quality Assurance, Health Care, Sensitivity and Specificity, Spectrophotometry, Infrared, Reproducibility of Results

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