Quality Control of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Supplements Laboratory

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Name of infrastructure: Quality Control of Drugs, Cosmetics and Food Supplements Laboratory

Hosting Entity

State General Laboratory

Scientific Domain: Analytical Facilities

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.

Research Infrastructure Policy

Please click the link below to read the Open Access Policy for the Research Infrastructure:

SGL Open Access Policy

USEFUL FIGURES

5

Personnel

0%

Male

100%

Female

2

Publications

ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE

Academia

CONTACT INFO

Address: 44 Kimonos, Acropoli

Postal Code: 1451

City: Nicosia

Website: https://www.moh.gov.cy/moh/sgl/sgl.nsf/index_gr/index_gr?opendocument

Head of RI: Evdokia Pampaka

Contact Person of RI: Myria Frantzi | 22809161, 22809162

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