Forensic Determination of Sildenafil and Vardenafil in Seized Evidence

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E-Separation SolutionsE-Separation Solutions-08-04-2011
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A plastic-wrapped bundle of herbs packaged and sent halfway around the world. A cardboard box filled with blister-packaged counterfeit tablets. A bag of coffee. One-half tablet, either cut or bitten. A single open capsule with only a residue of powder remaining. These are just a few of the samples that have been seized by law enforcement agencies, analyzed by forensic chemists and identified as containing illegally-distributed sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra.

A plastic-wrapped bundle of herbs packaged and sent halfway around the world. A cardboard box filled with blister-packaged counterfeit tablets. A bag of coffee. One-half tablet, either cut or bitten. A single open capsule with only a residue of powder remaining. These are just a few of the samples that have been seized by law enforcement agencies, analyzed by forensic chemists and identified as containing illegally-distributed sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra.

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