Analytical Study Of Captagon Tabletes In Syrian Arab Republic In 2020

Abstract

Background&Objective: World consumption of narcotic tablets is increasing especially captagon tablets, so because of  sever  interaction between consumption and forensic world we found it necessary to achieve an analytical study to make strategies that can prevent its spread.

Materials&Methods : A retrospective analytical study of the results of captagon tablets seized and analysed in the antinarcotic department of Damascus in 2020 by gas chromatograph and mass spectrometry GC-MS.

Results: Chemical structure : Amphetamine 95.97% of cases, thyophylline 83.14%, Aminophylline 5.74%, Acetaminophen75.47%,  Cafeine 89.46%, Metamphetamine 4.21%, N acetyle amphetamine 0.38%, N formyl amphetamine 1.72%, Cathenion 0.67%, levomethorfan 0.19%,  seldinafil 0.19%, lidocaien 4.4%.

Conclusion : There are 12 chemicals in these tablets . absence of fenethylline in all captagon tablets, absence of amphetamine and metamphetamine in 3.25% .there are common physical characterizes especially trade mark.so it is necessary to achieve this study routinely  and put an unified scientific approach and analytical ways ,and education of young people to avoid it.