Rietveld Method in the Analysis of Polymorphism in Mebendazole Tablets Acquired in Brazil’s Drugstores

JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Rietveld Method in the Analysis of Polymorphism in Mebendazole Tablets Acquired in Brazil’s Drugstores

Abstract: Mebendazole (MBZ) is an anthelmintic medicine known to exhibit the polymorphs A, B and C, where polymorph C is the one indicated for tablets. Mebendazole commercial tablets (references, generics and similars) were analyzed in this work using X-ray powder diffraction data and the Rietveld method (RM) aiming at characterizing and quantifying crystal phases. Form C was found in mixture with form A in formulations of 500 mg (reference and generic). One of the generics presented a batch with form B and another one with form C. All the other tablets presented form A.

Author(s): Salvi, STB; Antonio, SG; Ferreira, FF; Paiva-Santos, CO

JOURNAL OF THE BRAZILIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

DOI: 10.5935/0103-5053.20150151

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