Drug stability

Correspondence to  Professor P Hartvig Honoré, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark; [email protected]

Hospital pharmacists are experts on the chemical stability of drugs and incompatibilities occurring when different chemical substances are mixed in the same solution. The eminent knowledge gained from basic education in physical, analytical, inorganic and organic chemistry provides a basis, and experience in the hospital environment promotes competence, in different clinical situations. It is because of this reputation that the hospital pharmacy will be asked for help when pharmaceutical problems occur during the handling, preparation and administration of drugs in solution.

Knowledge must be based on scientific reports from experimental studies conducted with adequate planning, protocol design, methods and sound validated analysis. It has been an interest of the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy science section to publish articles on drug stability and compatibility of...