Application of near-infrared spectroscopy and class-modeling to antibiotic authentication

Nowadays, counterfeit medicines have become very popular due to the extension of the Internet. Broad-spectrum antibiotics with similar effect, but different prices, provide a gold opportunity for illegal traders to counterfeit. It is found that some genuine packaging of expensive brand drugs are recycled and then used to refill other kinds of cheap antibiotic tablets. It is of great importance to establish an effective antibiotic authentication...