Pharmaceutical Roots-The origins of aspirin Kumar Jeetendra | May 30, 2021 Pharmaceutical roots are a new content series from LGC Mikromol,investigating and outlining the natural origins of pharmaceutical substances,and offering a deeper dive into their uses, risks, and mechanisms of action. We supply a wide range of aspirin-related impurities and degradation products, as well as our ISO 17034-accredited API. For more information, scroll to the bottom …
Pharmaceutical Roots – The origins of opioids Kumar Jeetendra | August 1, 2021 Pharmaceutical roots is a new content series from LGC Mikromol, investigating and outlining the natural origins of pharmaceutical substances, and offering a deeper dive into their uses, risks, and Morphine is a type of opiate pain medication with a strong analgesic duration, lasting from three to seven hours. Named after Morpheus, the Greek god of …
Pharmaceutical Roots – Almonds and Enantiomers Kumar Jeetendra | August 1, 2021 Pharmaceutical roots is a new series from LGC Mikromol, investigating and outlining the natural origins of pharmaceutical substances, and offering a deeper dive into their uses, risks, and mechanisms of action. Mandelic acid Mandelic acid is a small, aromatic compound with many different uses. Although these days it is usually prepared in the lab, mandelic …
Mikromol feature product: Bicalutamide- A non-steroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) Kumar Jeetendra | July 4, 2022 Antiandrogens work by blocking the androgen receptor and/or inhibiting or suppressing androgen production. Bicalutamide competes with androgen to bind to androgen receptors, consequently blocking the action of adrenal and testicular androgens that stimulate the growth of normal and malignant prostatic tissue. Introduction: Bicalutamide was first discovered in the 1980s and patented in 1982. It is …
Mikromol featured product: Apomorphine Hydrochloride Hemihydrate Kumar Jeetendra | July 27, 2022 Apomorphine Hydrochloride Hemihydrate (apomorphine) is a morphine decomposition product obtained by boiling the opioid with concentrated acid (the apo- prefix indicates a derivative and the full name means ‘comes from morphine’). The pharmalogical and erectogenic properties of its naturally-occurring analogue aporphine were known to the ancient Egyptians and apomorphine has been used for a variety …
LGC: a leading global manufacturer and provider of reference standards Kumar Jeetendra | December 8, 2022 Microbioz India is pleased to share an exclusive interview with Suryakanth Gudgunti, LGC’s Business Development Manager for India, the Middle East and Southwest Asia. Based in Mumbai, India, Suryakanth works in LGC’s pharmaceutical go-to-market team, and is a government registered pharmacist with 24 years of experience in the field of reference standards and impurities. He …
Pharmaceutical Roots: Guaifenesin – a gift from the ‘Tree of Life’ Kumar Jeetendra | March 2, 2023 Pharmaceutical Roots is a content series from LGC Mikromol investigating and outlining the natural origins of pharmaceutical substances, and offering a deeper dive into their uses, risks, and mechanisms of action. Introduction Worth close to $100 million in sales each year, and a staple ingredient in some of the world’s most trusted medicines for many …
Mikromol featured product: Diclofenac API and impurity Reference Standards Kumar Jeetendra | April 10, 2023 Diclofenac (sold under the brand names Voltaren, Solaraze, Cambia and Lofena, among many others) is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory properties. It is commercially available as tablets, capsules, dragees, suppositories, gels, patches, eye drops, and as a solution of injection. Diclofenac is used in the management of pain, various inflammatory …
