%0 Journal Article %T Estabilidad de los supositorios de quitina %A Su¨¢rez P¨¦rez %A Yania %A Bilbao Revoredo %A Ofelia %A Gonz¨¢lez San Miguel %A Hilda Mar¨ªa %A Nieto Acosta %A Olga M %A Azoy Carralero %A ¨¢ngel L %J Revista Cubana de Farmacia %D 2000 %I ECIMED %X chitin suppositories are a new option in anorectal threapeutics, whose stability should be evaluated. the behaviour of 3 lots of suppositories made at a pilot scale and stored at 3 different temperatures by a period of 2 years was analyzed. periodical checkings of the organoleptic properties, of the weight and liquefaction time parameters, as well as of the content of chitin were carried out by combining a gravimetric technique and infrared spectroscopy . the stability was investigated from the microbiological point of view by a differential count. the results were statisfactory for each evaluated parameter, since they were still within the limits for each of the assayed storage temperatures 2 years later. %K chitin [analysis] %K suppositories %K drug stability %K drug storage. %U http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-75152000000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en