The Risk of Recrystallization: Changes to the Toxicity and Morphology of Pyrimethamine

PURPOSE. Pyrimethamine, an anti-malarial agent known to exhibit solid state polymorphism, may be purified by means of recrystallization. Recrystallization may alter the solid state chemistry of pharmaceuticals, which may impact the toxicity and/or manufacturability thereof. We evaluated the risks a...

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Main Authors: Zak Perold, Mino R Caira, Marius Brits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences 2014-04-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Online Access:https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/jpps/index.php/JPPS/article/view/18912