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Unfractionated Heparin Activity Testing in Preparations and Substances

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The development of efficient production of unfractionated heparin (UFH) preparations, which are widely used in clinical practice, is currently a critical problem. According to WHO guidelines, specific and selective methods for monitoring heparin activity in preparations and substances must be used in the quality assurance system for producing pharmaceutical preparations. A clotting method for measuring UFH activity in its preparations and substances according to the coagulation method recommended by the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation was developed based on the created test system. The method was evaluated using the main analytical characteristics. The results obtained from the developed test were shown to be comparable with those from UFH activity determinations using the chromogenic method recommended by the State and European pharmacopoeias. The established accuracy, sensitivity, and precision allowed the validated coagulation method and the created test system to be recommended for inclusion in UFH process monitoring.

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  1. Federal Hematology Research Center, Ministry of Health of the RF, Moscow, 125167, Russia

    A. L. Berkovskii, E. V. Sergeeva & A. V. Suvorov

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Translated from Khimiko-Farmatsevticheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 52, No. 9, pp. 49 – 51, September, 2018.

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Berkovskii, A.L., Sergeeva, E.V. & Suvorov, A.V. Unfractionated Heparin Activity Testing in Preparations and Substances. Pharm Chem J 52, 796–798 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11094-018-1902-6

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