Quality Control
Quality Control
Quality Control
FACULTY OF PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF LAHORE
DRUGS MONOGRAPHS FROM UNITED STATE PHARMACOPEIA
DRUGS FOR OTIC PREPARATION
1. ANTAZOLINE
CHEMICAL STRUCTURE:
TESTS:
pH (2.2.3)
4.5 to 6.5 for a 10 g/L suspension in carbon dioxide-free water R.
Related substances:
Liquid chromatography (2.2.29). Prepare the test solution and the reference solution immediately before
use.
Solvent mixture To 10 volumes of a 210.1 g\L solution of citric acid monohydrate R add 23 volumes of a
136.1 g\L solution of potassium dihydrogen phosphate R, 77 volumes of a 174.2 g\L solution of
dipotassium hydrogen phosphate R, 250 volumes of acetonitrile R and 640 volumes of water R.
Test solution Dissolve 20.0 mg of the substance to be examined in acetonitrile R and dilute to 10.0 mL
with the same solvent. Dilute 5.0 mL of this solution to 50.0 mL with the solvent mixture.
Reference solution Dissolve 20.0 mg of rifampicin quinone CRS (impurity A) in acetonitrile R and dilute
to 100.0 mL with the same solvent. To 1.0 mL of this solution add 1.0 mL of the test solution and dilute
to 100.0mL with the solvent mixture.
Column:
size: 1= 0.12 m, -0 =4.6 mm;
stationary phase: octylsilyl silica gel for chromatography R (5 urn),
Mobile phase: Mix 35 volumes of acetonitrile Rand 65 volumes of a solution containing 0.1 per
cent V/Vof phosphoric add R, 1;9 g\L of sodium perchlorate R, 5.9 g\L of citric acid
monohydrate R and 20.9 g\L of potassium dihydrogen phosphate R.
Flow rate 1.5 mL\min.
Detection Spectrophotometer at 254 nm.
Injection 20~.
Run time Twice the retention time of rifampicin.
System suitabtlity Reference solution: resolution: minimum 4.0 between the peaks due to
rifampicin and impurity A; if necessary, adjust the concentration of acetonitrile in the mobile
phase.
Limits:
impurity A: not more than 1.5 times the area of the corresponding peak in the chromatogram
obtained with the reference solution (1.5 per cent);
any other impurity: for each impurity, not more than the area of the peak due to rifampicin in the
chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (1.0 per cent);
sum of impurities other than A: not more than 3.5 times the area of the peak due to rifampicin in
the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (3.5 per cent);
disregard limit: 0.05 times the area of the peak due to rifampicin in the chromatogram obtained
with the reference solution (0.05 per cent).
Loss on drying (2.2.32) Maximum 1.0 per cent, determined on 1.000 g by drying at 80°C at a pressure
not exceeding 0.67 kPa for 4 h.
2. RETINOL:
CHEMICAL SRTUCTURE:
TESTS:
Acid value (2.5.1): Maximum 2.0, determined on 2.0 g.
Peroxide value (2.5.5, Method A): Maximum 10.0.
Related substances: The thresholds indicated under Related substances (Table 2034.-1) in the general
monograph Substances for pharmaceutical use (2034) do not apply.
ASSAYS:
Carry out the assay as rapidly as possible, avoiding exposure to actinic light, air, oxidisingagfl1'lts,
oxidation catalysts (e.g. copper, iron), acids and prolonged heat; use freshly prepared solutions. If partial
crystallization has occurred, homogenize the material at a temperature of about 65°C," but avoid
prolonged heating. Carry out the assay according to Method A.
Method A
Ultraviolet absorption spectrophotometry (2.2.25). Dissolve 25-100 mg, weighed with an accuracy of 0.1
per cent, in 5 mL of pentane R and dilute with 2-propanol Rl to a presumed concentration of 10-15
IU/mL. Verify that the absorption maximum of the solution lies between 325 nm and 327 nm and
measure the absorbances at 300 nm, 326 nm, 350 nm and 370 nm. Repeat the readings at each wavelength
and take the mean values. Calculate the ratio AJA326 for each wavelength. If the ratios do not exceed:
0.60 at 300 nm, 0.54 at 350 nm, 0.14 at 370 nm, calculate the content of vitamin A in International Units
per gram using the following expression:
A326 x V x \1900 100 x m
A326 absorbance at 326 nm,
m mass of the preparation to be examined, in grams,
V total volume to which the preparation to be examined is diluted to give 10-15 IU/mL,
1900 factor to convert the specific absorbance of esters of retinol into International Units per gram.