Analytical variation in metabolic profile testing
Summary Results are presented demonstrating quality control of the analytical procedures used during the application of metabolic profile tests to dairy herds over a period of 3 years. The significance of analytical variance is discussed in relation to the average population variance in dairy herds. It is concluded that analytical variance can be restricted to reasonable proportions providing that careful quality control is continuously employed.
Clinical Chemistry and Automation
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The development of a liquid antihistaminic preparation with sustained release properties.
The relative capacity of several cation exchange resins to adsorb methapyrilene has been determined by an in vitro method. It was demonstrated that methapyrilene adsorbed on sulfonic acid cation exchange resin possessed pharmacological activity approximating that of a solution of methapyrilene hydrochloride as measured by the protection against histamine-induced asthma in the intact guinea pig. It is suggested that the use of ion exchange resins as carriers of drugs in liquid dosage forms may be useful in sustained release preparations.