Case Study
Polymorphism In Painkillers: A Crystallographer’s Headache
Case Study Polymorphism in painkillers: a crystallographer’s headache The Problem Along with many pharmaceutical materials, sodium diclofenac, a commonly used painkiller, can crystallise in many different forms depending on the manufacturing and formulation conditions. Each crystalline form may have very different biological and physical properties including bioavailability, drug delivery mechanism and shelf-life. Full characterisation and op