The College of Education for Pure Sciences at Samarra University discussed a master's thesis on the detection of prostate-injury drugs using advanced analytical techniques for their formulations and pure forms by the postgraduate student, Mr. Mu’taz Mahmoud Jassim.

The thesis reviewed developing four rapid, derivative spectroscopic methods for the determination of tadalafil in its pure form and pharmaceutical formulations and these methods enhance selectivity and overcome spectral interference inherent in traditional measurements.

The thesis included the determination of concentrations based on calibration curves and their application in sterilizing operating rooms, medical devices, and equipment and their use in characterizing compounds to ensure the quality and purity of the substance.

The thesis demonstrated the development of a simple, reliable method based on a nitrogenization and coupling reaction for the spectroscopic determination of finasteride, specifically, 4-aminoacetophenone (AAP) was nitrogenized using sodium nitrite (NaNO2) in the presence of hydrochloric acid to form a diazonium salt.

Media and Government Communication Directorate 

Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research

July 7, 2026