APOTEK MEDAN
*Korespondensi:
Drs.Agusmal Dalimunthe,M.S.,Apt.
Departermen Teknologi Sediaan Farmasi, Fakultas Farmasi
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Jalan Tri Dharma No. 5, Pintu 4, Kampus USU
Medan 20155, Indonesia
Telp. : (061) 8223558; Fax. (061) 8219775
Email : agusmaldalimunthe17@gmail.com
PENGUJIAN MUTU TABLET SIMVASTATIN YANG BEREDAR DI
APOTEK MEDAN
Disetujui oleh :
Dosen Pembimbing,
Drs.Agusmal Dalimunthe,M.S.,Apt.
NIP. 195406081983031005
Corresponding author:
* Drs.Agusmal Dalimunthe,M.S.,Apt.
Departermen Teknologi Sediaan Farmasi, Fakultas Farmasi
Universitas Sumatera Utara
Jalan Tri Dharma No. 5, Pintu 4, Kampus USU
Medan 20155, Indonesia
Telp. : (061) 8223558; Fax. (061) 8219775
Email : agusmaldalimunthe17@gmail.com
PENGUJIAN MUTU TABLET SIMVASTATIN YANG BEREDAR DI
APOTEK MEDAN
ABSTRAK
Purpose: To determine the quality of simvastatin generic tablets and trade names
circulating in the Medan city pharmacy in accordance with the requirements of the
Industrial Pharmacy and Indonesian Pharmacopoeia.
Methods: Testing the quality of generic simvastatin tablets and trade names
including test of disintegration time, friability, hardness, weight uniformity,
dissolution and determination of ultraviolet spectrophotometry at a wavelength of
238 nm in 70% ethanol solvent.
Results: The results showed that of the 3 brands of tablet preparations that were
tested for weight uniformity, the results were obtained (1.7% -6.5%). Hardness
(4.65 kg -8.8 kg), disintegration time 2 minutes 48 seconds up to 4 minutes 48
seconds, friability ie (0.28% -0.54%), the dissolution test results obtained (78.93-
91.08), and the results of the assay determination were obtained (94.79%
-109.24%).