Naproxen is an NSAID that works by blocking down the hormones responsible for inflammation as
well as pain and usually prescribed for the treatment of pain and inflammation, specified for the
conditions such as arthritis, tendinitis spondylitis, and ankylosing. The quality of pharmaceutical
finished products is one of the foremost disquiets to pharmaceutical industries. This study was
designed to compare and evaluate several in-Vitro quality parameters of four commercially available
brands of naproxen 250 mg tablet in Bangladesh including weight variation test; thickness; hardness;
disintegration time; potency; and dissolution test according to established USP specifications. All four
samples from four different pharmaceuticals were compliant with USP specifications for weight
variation test; hardness test; thickness test; and disintegration time. In case of potency test only
sample 2 (87.80%) failed to meet the USP specifications. All the samples had dissolved more than 80% of
their labelled claim within 45 minutes of the test where the dissolution profile of sample 2 was very
close to the lower limit of USP specification. The findings reported in this study can assist the Drug
Control Authority to get an idea about the quality status of the marketed Naproxen tablets in
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