ITEMS | STANDARDS | RESULTS |
Appearance (Ph.Eur.) | A white or yellowish-white powder | White powder |
Solubility (Ph.Eur.) | Practically insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol (96%) | Complies |
Identification | ||
A. IR–spectrum (Ph.Eur.) A. IR–spectrum (USP) B. TLC (Ph.Eur.) B. UV absorption (USP) C. Colour reaction (Ph.Eur.) C. Precipitate reaction (USP) | Meet the requirement Meet the requirement Meet the requirement Meet the requirement Meet the requirement Meet the requirement | Complies Complies Complies Complies Complies Complies |
Loss on drying (Ph.Eur.) (USP) | Not more than 0.5% Not more than 0.5% | 0.24% 0.23% |
Specific optical rotation (Ph.Eur.) (USP) | -41°~-46° -41°~-45° | -43.4° -44.3° |
Sulphated ash (Ph.Eur.) | ≤0.1% | 0.02% |
Related substances (Ph.Eur.) | ||
Impurity A Impurity B Impurity C Impurity D Impurity E Impurity I Any unspecified impurity Total | ≤0.2% ≤0.3% ≤0.2% ≤0.15% ≤0.3% ≤0.5% ≤0.10% ≤0.7% | N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. N.D. 0.07% Complies 0.16% |
Ordinary impurities (USP) | ≤2.0% | Complies |
Free thiol compounds (Ph.Eur.) | ≤0.05mL | Complies |
Free mercapto compounds (USP) | ≤0.10mL | Complies |
Chromium (Ph.Eur.) | ≤50ppm | Complies |
Assay HPLC (Ph.Eur.) HPLC (USP) | 97.5%~102.0% 97.5%~103.0% | 100.2% 99.8% |
Residual solvent (In-house) Methanol Tetrahydrofuran DMF | ≤3000ppm ≤720ppm ≤880ppm | 56ppm ≤LOD (0.0046ppm) ≤LOD (0.23ppm) |
Particle size (In-house) | 95%≤ 20 microns | Complies |
Conclusion | Compiles with EP8/USP38 |