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Quality Control of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Supplements Laboratory

GENERAL INFORMATION

Description and purpose of the Research Infrastructure
Mission: Protection of public health in relation to quality, safety of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food supplements. Objectives: Pharmaceuticals: - Protection of public health in relation to quality, safety and efficiency of pharmaceutical products. - Help the rational development of Trade and Pharmaceutical Industry and to enhance the competitiveness of their products. -Upgrade the services provided by the Laboratory, through its participation in the European Network of Official Medicines Laboratories (OMCL Network). - Provide advice and reliable laboratory data to the Drug Council for support and implementation of policy decisions and administration. Cosmetics and food supplements: - Protection of public health in relation to quality and safety.

USEFUL FIGURES

Personnel

5

Personnel

Male

0%

Male

Female

100%

Female

Publications

2

Publications

ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE

  • Academia

CONTACT INFO

INFORMATION OF INSTRUMENTATION OPERATING IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE

GC-MS/MS
  • Name:  GC-MS/MS
  • Description:  Gas Chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Quality Control of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Supplements Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Determinatoin of pesticide residues in foodstuff and allergenic substances in cosmetics
Year:  2019
Funding Source: 
  • National

Available for access
by external users

HPLC/PDA
  • Name:  HPLC/PDA
  • Description:  High Performance Liquid Chromatography with photodiode array detector
  • Units:  4
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Quality Control of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Supplements Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Quality control of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food supplements
Year:  2000
Funding Source: 
  • National

Available for access
by external users

GC-MS
  • Name:  GC-MS
  • Description:  Gas Chromatography with mass spectrometry detector
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Quality Control of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Supplements Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Determination of Anabolic substances in food supplements and pesticide residues in foodstuff
Year:  2004
Funding Source: 
  • National

Available for access
by external users

UV-VIS
  • Name:  UV-VIS
  • Description:  Phasmatophotometer
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Quality Control of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Supplements Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Quality control of pharmaceuticals
Year:  1992
Funding Source: 
  • National

Available for access
by external users

Dissolution
  • Name:  Dissolution
  • Description:  Dissolution
  • Units:  1
  • Hosting Laboratory / Department:  Quality Control of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Supplements Laboratory
Brief description of the utilization of the instrument:
Quality control of pharmaceuticals
Year:  1996
Funding Source: 
  • National

Available for access
by external users