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title: Pharmaceutical Analysis Blog | Separation Science in collaboration with CAMAG
description: CAMAG is the world leader in instrumental Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC/HPTLC). Wherever complex substance mixtures are analyzed (e.g. herbal, environmental or forensic samples), TLC/HPTLC often is an excellent alternative to GC and HPLC. Moreover, it has proven value as a solid quantitative analysis technique in quality assurance of food, pharmaceuticals and other industrial products.
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# Pharmaceutical Analysis

## Separation Science in collaboration with CAMAG

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CAMAG is the world leader in instrumental Thin-Layer Chromatography (TLC/HPTLC). Wherever complex substance mixtures are analyzed (e.g. herbal, environmental or forensic samples), TLC/HPTLC often is an excellent alternative to GC and HPLC. Moreover, it has proven value as a solid quantitative analysis technique in quality assurance of food, pharmaceuticals and other industrial products.

### Recent Posts

### [Detection of Sibutramine in Slimming Products by HPTLC and Confirmation by HPTLC-MS](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/detection-of-sibutramine-in-slimming-products-by-hptlc-and-confirmation-by-hptlc-ms)

CAMAG has produced an application note describing the HPTLC methodology to identify sibutramine in herbal weight loss products.

[Read More](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/detection-of-sibutramine-in-slimming-products-by-hptlc-and-confirmation-by-hptlc-ms)

### [Effective Cannabis Testing with HPTLC](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/effective-cannabis-testing-with-hptlc)

CAMAG has produced an application note describing the different possibilities for Cannabis testing by HPTLC.

[Read More](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/effective-cannabis-testing-with-hptlc)

### [Adulteration of St. John’s Wort Products: An HPTLC-MS Investigation.](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/adulteration-of-st-johns-wort-products-an-hptlc-ms-investigation)

CAMAG has produced an application note describing an HPTLC methodology for the identification of SJW and a simple test for adulteration.

[Read More](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/adulteration-of-st-johns-wort-products-an-hptlc-ms-investigation)

### [Detection of Steroids and SARMs using HPTLC](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/detection-of-steroids-and-sarms-using-hptlc)

CAMAG has produced an application note describing a simple and rapid HPTLC screening method for steroids and selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) in bodybuilding supplements. 

[Read More](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/detection-of-steroids-and-sarms-using-hptlc)

### [Confirming the Presence of Cannabinoids in Cannabis sativa by HPTLC-MS](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/confirming-the-presence-of-cannabinoids-in-cannabis-sativa-by-hptlc-ms)

Camag has produced an application note describing an HPTLC-MS method for confirming the presence of cannabinoids in *Cannabis sativa*.

[Read More](https://blog.sepscience.com/pharmascience/confirming-the-presence-of-cannabinoids-in-cannabis-sativa-by-hptlc-ms)

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