African Journal of
Pharmacy and Pharmacology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pharm. Pharmacol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0816
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPP
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 2283

Full Length Research Paper

A quality control study of ibuprofen tablets available in the formal and informal market in Harare, Zimbabwe

Gwaziwa N. N.
  • Gwaziwa N. N.
  • Department of Chemistry, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
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Dzomba P.
  • Dzomba P.
  • Department of Chemistry, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
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Mupa M.*
  • Mupa M.*
  • Department of Chemistry, Bindura University of Science Education, P. Bag 1020, Bindura, Zimbabwe.
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  •  Received: 13 February 2017
  •  Accepted: 14 March 2017
  •  Published: 29 April 2017

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