Adulteration
Adulteration
Adulteration can be defined as the mixing of low price material with a high price artical. It is followed by some people due to scarcity of high priced materials. In these case the drug constituents is substitued by another.
Adulteration in broad sense are associated with some conditions. This are impurity, spoilage, deterioration.
i) Impurity: It is the preparation of sub-standered drug.
e.g., a) Opium powder have more then 10.5% morphine but adultrated powder have 4–5% morphine.
b) Strychnos nux-vomica powder contain 1.5% strychnine but adultrated powder have less quantity strychnine.
ii) Spoilage: After expired date the drug qualities destroyed. This destroyed quality drug may be use by using new labelling.
iii) Sofistication: Adulteration is now sofisticated by the addition of colouration or pungent agents.e.g., Wheat flour can be made into ginger pouder or curcuma powder by mixing colouring agents or pungent agents.
