Development studies on determination of preservatives decomposition products.

Preservatives are chemical substances whose role is to protect medicinal products against harmful changes caused by microorganisms. They are added to sterile medicinal products, such as eye drops and multidose solutions for injections, as well as to non-sterile products, such as water oral solutions, creams, gels, suppositories and capsules with liquid content. The most commonly used preservatives include: benzyl alcohol, butyl, ethyl, methyl and propyl p-hydroxybenzoates and their sodium salts.