تحديد عنصر الحديد في بعض أنواع المكملات الغذائية في السوق الليبي باستخدام الطرق الطيفية

Abstract EN

The aim of this study is to determine the iron content of some common nutritional supplements in the Libyan market from different companies and to compare their conformity with the recorded amount of iron on the supplement packages.

Sixteen samples were collected from the most commonly used iron supplements represented in three pharmaceutical preparations (capsules, syrup and injection), and the iron content in these samples was analyzed by spectroscopic methods.

Based on the results of the analysis of all samples, it can be concluded that only 13% of the samples matched the iron content in the dietary supplement with the attached leaflet.

The rest of the samples 87%, the results were either lower or higher than the attached leaflet.

Gestarelle is considered the best iron supplement in normal conditions, as the obtained concentration was 14.28 mg/g identical to the attached leaflet, and the highest concentration in the Tardyferon B9 sample was 169.74 mg/g, which is about 12 times higher than the daily ration.

Since there are serious side effects related to the iron content, therefore, routine analysis of iron in dietary supplements is necessary to ensure that the correct amount of iron is provided.

Accordingly, the authority must take on advance the responsibility for the quality control of any imported medicine before reaching patients.