LEAD: ITS DETECTION, SPECIFICATION AND TOXICITY
Manoj Kumar*, Dr. Shiv Garg, Ashish Kumar Pareek, Sardar Mal Yadav
ABSTRACT
Lead is a heavy metal used in pharmaceutical industry in a few
quantity but small alteration in the quantity may cause a toxic and
hazardous effect on the human health. Lead in pharmaceutical industry
is used very cautiously and its quantity and quality is determined
accurately. The Indian pharmacopoeia specifies a number of
specification for the lead used in pharmaceutical industry. The
following article covers all the specification according to the Indian
pharmacopoeia and british pharmacopoeia. The article describes all the
toxicity related to lead affecting organs and its treatment. Various
chelating agent used for the treatment of lead poisoning are also
covered in this article.
Keywords: Pharmaceutical, hazards, toxicity, EDTA.
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