Pharm 222L - Activity 1 - Group5
Pharm 222L - Activity 1 - Group5
Pharm 222L - Activity 1 - Group5
ACTIVITY #: 1
TITLE:
Detection of Common Elements in Drug
Samples
GROUP #: 6
CONTRIBUTION MEMBERS
Experiment 1&2 ESTABILLO ANA KRISTA MEJIA
Experiment 3&4 GANITANO, ANGEL DOMINICA
TAGELO
Experiment 5 GARABILES, SOPHIA FRANCHESKA
BILOG
Experiment 6 GUMABAY, CHRISTALYN SEGNABEN
Experiment 7 HAMBON, FRANCELYN BANGO
ACTIVITY 1
Detection of Common
Elements in Drug
Samples
Drug Samples:
Drug Name Chemical Structure
Aspirin
Paracetamol
Na Barbital
Caffeine
Sulfamerazine
Chlorobutanol
Test Procedures:
1. Test for acidity and alkalinity
Place pieces of moistened red and blue litmus papers at the mouth of the test tubes containing 2mL each
of the sample solutions. Gently heat the solutions and observe for color changes of the litmus papers.
Litmus paper
Drug sample
Positive: The
appearance of moist in
the side of the test tube
Positive: Formation of a
black residue
Drug sample w/
soda lime
Positive
Negative
b. Ferric Chloride Test: To 1mL of the sample solutions, add a few drops of ferric chloride test solution.
Observe the color of the resulting solution.
Negative Positive
Scoring:
1 point each