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AMENDMENT LIST- 4 TO IP 2010 2.2.9. Microbial Contamination in Non Sterile Products. Page 37
Pre-treatment of the sample Fatty products. Page 38-39, line 11 Insert the following after not more than 30 minutes Adjust the volume to 100 ml with the same medium. Preparation of the inoculum. Page 43 Microorganism used. Line 5 Change from: Shigella boydii to: Shigella boydii ATCC 8700 or NCTC 12985
O H H3CO H3C N H
Cl O O O CH3 NH2 ,
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S-Amlodipine Besylate is (S)-2-[(2-aminoethoxy)methyl]-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-6-methyl-3,5pyridinedicarboxylic acid 3-ethyl 5-methyl ester hemipentahydrate. Related substances. Change to: Related substances. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14). 1 of 21
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Test solution. Dissolve about 100 mg of the substance under examination in 100.0 ml of the mobile phase. Dilute 5.0 ml of this solution to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. Reference solution. A 0.001 per cent w/v solution of S-amlodipine besylate RS in the mobile phase. Dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. Use the chromatographic system as described in the Assay. Inject the reference solution. The test is not valid unless the column efficiency is not less than 3000 theoretical plates and tailing factor is not more than 2.0. The relative retention time with respect to amlodipine for 3-ethyl 5-methyl 2-[(2-aminoethoxy)methyl]-4-(2chlorophenyl)-6-methylpyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate (amlodipine impurity D) is about 0.5 and for benzene sulphonic acid is about 0.14. Inject the reference solution and the test solution. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution the area of any peak corresponding to amlodipine impurity D multiplied by 2 is not more than 1.5 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (0.3 per cent) and sum of the areas of all the secondary peaks is not more than 5 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (1.0 per cent). Ignore any peak corresponding to benzene sulphonic acid.
Amphotericin B. Page 820 Assay. Lines 3 to 6 Change from: Weigh accurately about 60 mg, triturate with dimethylformamide and add, with shaking, sufficient dimethylformamide to produce 100.0 ml. Dilute 10.0 ml to 100.0 ml with dimethylformamide. to: Weigh accurately about 60 mg, triturate with dimethylsulphoxide and add, with shaking, sufficient dimethylsuphoxide to produce 100.0 ml. Dilute 10.0 ml to 100.0 ml with dimethylsulphoxide. Ampicillin Trihydrate. Page 2881
Related substances. Change to: Related substances. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14). NotePrepare the solutions immediately before use. Test solution. Dissolve 31 mg of the substance under examination in mobile phase A and dilute to 10.0 ml with the same solvent. Reference solution (a). A 0.054 per cent w/v solution of anhydrous ampicillin RS in mobile phase A. Reference solution (b). A 0.004 per cent w/v solution of cefradine RS in mobile phase A. To 5.0 ml of this solution, add 5.0 ml of reference solution (a). Reference solution (c). Dilute 1.0 ml of reference solution (a) to 20.0 ml with mobile phase A. Chromatographic system a stainless steel column 25 cm x 4.6 mm, packed with octadecylsilane bonded to porous silica (5 m), mobile phase: A. a mixture of 0.5 ml of dilute acetic acid, 50 ml of 0.2 M potassium dihydrogen phosphate and 50 ml of acetonitrile, diluted to 1000 ml with water, B. a mixture of 0.5 ml of dilute acetic acid, 50 ml of 0.2 M potassium dihydrogen phosphate and 400 ml of acetonitrile, diluted to 1000 ml with water, a linear gradient programme using the conditions given below, flow rate: 1 ml per minute, spectrophotometer set at 254 nm, injection volume: 50 l. Time (in min) 0 tR Mobile phase A (per cent v/v) 85 Mobile phase B (per cent v/v) 15 2 of 21
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tR (tR + 30) (tR + 30) (tR + 45) (tR + 45) (tR + 60)
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tR is the retention time of ampicillin determined with reference solution (c). Inject reference solution (b) with isocratic elution at the initial mobile phase composition to determine tR. Inject reference solution (b). The test is not valid unless the resolution between the peaks due to ampicillin and cefradine is not less than 3.0. Inject reference solution (c) and the test solution. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution, the area of any secondary peak is not more than the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (c) (1.0 per cent).
Aspirin. Page 2882 Related substances. After chromatographic system, para 1, insert at the end. The relative retention time with reference to acetylsalicylic acid for 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (aspirin impurity A) is about 0.7; for 4-hydroxyisophthalic acid (aspirin impurity B) is about 0.8; for salicylic acid (aspirin impurity C) is about 1.3; for acetylsalicylsalicylic acid (aspirin impurity D) is about 2.3; for salicylsalicylic acid (aspirin impurity E) is about 3.2; for acetylsalicylic anhydride (aspirin impurity F) is about 6.0.
Para 2 Change to: Inject reference solution (a) and the test solution. Run the chromatogram 7 times the retention time of the acetylsalicylic acid peak. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution, the area of any peak corresponding to aspirin impurities A, B, C, D, E and F is not more than 1.5 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.15 per cent). The area of any other secondary peak is not more than 0.5 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.05 per cent). The sum of areas of all the secondary peaks is not more than 2.5 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.25 per cent). Ignore any peak with an area less than 0.3 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.03 per cent).
Azithromycin.
Page 857 Related substances. After chromatographic system, para 1, insert at the end. The relative retention time reference to azithromycin for azithromycin 3- N-oxide (azithromycin impurity L) is about 0.29; for 3-(N,N-didemethyl)-3-N-formylazithromycin (azithromycin impurity M) is about 0.37; for aminoazithromycin (azithromycin impurity E) is about 0.43; for 3-N-demethyl-3-N- formylazithromycin (azithromycin impurity F) is about 0.51; for 14-demethyl-14- (hydroxymethyl)azithromycin (azithromycin impurity D) is about 0.54; for 13-O-decladinosylazithromycin (azithromycin impurity J) is about 0.54; for 3-Ndemethylazithromycin (azithromycin impurity I) is about 0.61; for 3-O-demethylazithromycin (azithromycin impurity C) is about 0.73; for 3-de(dimethylamino)-3-oxoazithromycin (azithromycin impurity N) is about 0.76; for 3-N-[[4-(acetylamino)phenyl]sulfonyl]-3-N-demethylazithromycin (azithromycin impurity H) is about 0.79; for 6-demethylazithromycin (azithromycin impurity A) is about 0.83; for (azithromycin impurity P) is about 0.92; for 2-desethyl-2-propylazithromycin (azithromycin impurity O) is about 1.23; for 3-N-demethyl-3-N-[(4methylphenyl)sulfonyl]azithromycin (azithromycin impurity G) is about 1.26; for 3-deoxyazithromycin (azithromycin impurity B) is about 1.31. The correction factors for azithromycin impurity F is 0.3; for azithromycin impurity G is 0.2; for azithromycin impurity H is 0.1; for azithromycin impurity L is 2.3; for azithromycin impurity M is 0.6 and for azithromycin impurity N is 0.7. Last para. Insert at the end ;ignore the peaks eluting before azithromycin impurity L and after azithromycin impurity B.
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Usual Strengths. Change from: 15 mg per 5 ml; 375 mg per 5 ml to: 125 mg per 5 ml; 250 mg per 5 ml
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Calculate the content of C16H16N4O8S as the sum of areas of the two diastereoisomer peaks. 1 mg of C20H22N4O10S is equivalent to 0.8313 mg of C16H16N4O8S.
Cephalexin. Page 1031 Para 2, line 2 Change from: 101.0 per cent to: 102.0 per cent
Light absorption. Delete the requirement
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Reference solution. Change to: Reference solution. A 0.005 per cent w/v solution of clomipramine RS in methanol. Last line Change from: C16H13ClN2O2 to: C19H23ClN2,HCl
Absorbent Cotton. Page 1137 Surface-active substances. Lines 6 and 7 Change from: After 5 minutes, the height of the froth does not exceed 2 mm above the surface of the liquid. to: After 5 minutes, any foam present must not cover the entire surface of the liquid.
Water-soluble substances. Lines 6, 7 and 8 Change from: Evaporate 400 ml of the filtrate and dry the residue to constant weight at 105. to: Evaporate 400 ml of the filtrate (corresponding to 4/5 of the mass of the sample taken) and dry the residue to constant weight at 105.
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The relative retention time with reference to diphenhydramine (retention time is about 6 minutes) for diphenhydramine impurity A is about 0.9, for 2-[(RS)-(4-methylphenyl)phenylmethoxy]-N,N- dimethylethanamine (diphenhydramine impurity B) is about 1.5, for 2-[(RS)-(4-bromophenyl)phenylmethoxy]-N,N- dimethylethanamine (diphenhydramine impurity C) is about 1.8, for benzhydrol (diphenhydramine impurity D) is about 2.6 and for benzophenone (diphenhydramine impurity E) is about 5.1. The correction factor for diphenhydramine impurity D is 0.7. Inject reference solution (b). The test is not valid unless the resolution between the peaks corresponding to diphenhydramine and diphenhydramine impurity A is not less than 2.0. Inject reference solution (a) and the test solution. Run the chromatogram seven times the retention time of the principal peak. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution the area of peak due to diphenhydramine impurity A is not more than the area the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.5 per cent). The area of any secondary peak is not more than 0.6 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.3 per cent). The sum of areas of all the secondary peaks is not more than twice the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (1.0 per cent). Ignore any peak with an area less than 0.1 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.05 per cent).
Fenofibrate Capsules. Page 2912 Dissolution (2.5.2). Test solution. Change to: Test solution. Dilute the filtrate if necessary, with the dissolution medium.
Reference solution. Change to: Reference solution. Dissolve an accurately weighted quantity of fenofibrate RS in mobile phase and dilute with mobile phase to obtain a solution having a known concentration similar to the expected concentration of test solution. Assay. Chromatograhic system, line 5 Change from: 136 g to: 136 mg
Fluconazole. Page 2913 Related substances. Lines 10 and 11 Change from: The correction factor of fluconazole impurity A is 12.5, fluconazole impurity B is 0.78 and fluconazole impurity C is 20. to: The correction factor of fluconazole impurity A is 0.08, for fluconazole impurity B is 1.29 and for fluconazole impurity C is 0.05. Fluticasone Propionate Inhalation. Page 1383
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Insert before Identification. Description. A white, odourless granules or crystalline powder. Identification Change to: Determine by infrared absorption spectrophotometry (2.4.6). Compare the spectrum with that obtained with fumaric acid RS or with the reference spectrum of fumaric acid. Heavy metals. Para 2, line 8 Change from: lead standard solution (1 ppm) to: lead standard solution (10 ppm) Maleic acid. Change to: Maleic acid. Not more than 0.1 per cent. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14). Test solution. Dissolve 100 mg of the substance under examination in 100.0 ml of the mobile phase. Reference solution (a). A 0.0001 per cent w/v solution of maleic acid RS in the mobile phase. Reference solution (b). A 0.001 per cent w/v solution of fumaric acid RS and 0.0005 per cent w/v solution of maleic acid RS in the mobile phase. Chromatographic system a stainless steel column 22 cm x 4.6 mm, strong cation-exchange resin consisting of sulfonated cross-linked styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer in the hydrogen form (7 to 11m), mobile phase. 0.0025 M sulphuric acid, flow rate: 0.3 ml per minute, spectrophotometer set at 210 nm, injection volume: 5 l. Inject reference solution (b) and reference solution (a).The test is not valid unless the resolution obtained with reference solution (b), between the peaks corresponding to maleic acid and fumaric acid is not less than 2.5 and relative standard deviation for replicate injections obtained with reference solution (a) is not more than 2.0 per cent. The relative retention time with reference to fumaric acid for maleic acid is about 0.5. Inject reference solution (a) and the test solution. Calculate the content of maleic acid, C4H4O4.
Glibenclamide Tablets.
Identification. A
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Insert at the end. The correction factor for glimepiride impurity B is 0.77.
Ipratropium Powder for Inhalation. Page 2921 Related substances. Insert the following. A. Determine by thin-layer chromatography (2.4.17), coating the plate with silica gel GF 254.
Mobile phase. A mixture of 1 volume of formic acid, 3 volumes of water, 18 volumes of ethanol and 18 volumes of dichloromethane. Test solution. Shake a quantity of the contents of the capsules containing about 0.1 g of Ipratropium Bromide with 1 ml of methanol for 2 minutes, centrifuge and use the supernatant. Reference solution (a). Dilute 1 volume of the test solution to 200 volumes with a saturated solution of glucose. Reference solution (b). A 0.0005 per cent w/v solution of tropic acid in a saturated solution of glucose. Apply to the plate 10 l of each solution. After development, dry the plate at 60 for 15 minutes, spray with potassium iodobismuthate solution, dry briefly in a current of air and spray with a 5.0 per cent w/v solution of sodium nitrite. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution any spot corresponding to tropic acid is not more intense than the spot in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) 0.5 per cent); any other secondary spot is not more intense than the spot in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.5 per cent). Change from: Determine by liquid chromatography. to: B. Determine by liquid chromatography.
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Uniformity of content. Change to: Uniformity of content. Complies with the test stated under Tablets. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14), as described in the Assay using following modification. Test solution. Disperse 1 tablet in 20 ml of the mobile phase and dilute to obtain a concentration of 0.005 per cent w/v of isosorbide mononitrate in the same solvent. Reference solution. A 0.005 per cent w/v solution of isosorbide mononitrate RS in the mobile phase. Inject the reference solution and the test solution. Calculate the content of C6H9NO6 in the tablet.
Page 1567 Related substances. Change to: Related substances. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14). Solvent mixture. 60 volumes of methanol and 40 volumes of water.
Test solution. Weigh and transfer 5 tablets in to suitable volumetric flask, add methanol to 10 per cent of the volume of the flask and sonicate to disperse. Further add solvent mixture to 75 per cent of the volume of the flask and sonicate for 60 minutes in cool water with occasional shaking. Make up the volume with the solvent mixture. Centrifuge and dilute the supernatant liquid with the solvent mixture to prepare a 0.01per cent w/v solution. Reference solution. A 0.0001 per cent w/v solution of lamotrigine RS, dissolved in minimum quantity of methanol, and diluted with the solvent mixture. Chromatographic system a stainless steel column 25 cm x 4.6 mm, packed with octadecylsilane chemically bonded to porous silica (5 m), mobile phase: a mixture of 60 volumes of water, 40 volumes of methanol and 0.01 volumes of triethylamine, adjusted to pH 7.0 with 10 per cent v/v solution of orthophosphoric acid, flow rate. 1 ml per minute, spectrophotometer set at 309 nm, injection volume. 20 l. Inject the reference solution. The test is not valid unless the column efficiency is not less than 3000 theoretical plates and the tailing factor is not more than 2.0. Inject the reference solution and the test solution. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution, the area of any secondary peak is not more than 0.5 times the area of the peak in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (0.5 per cent) and sum of the areas of all the secondary peaks is not more than 1.5 times the area of the peak in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (1.5 per cent).
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Mefloquine Tablets. Page 2931 Dissolution. Lines 9 and 10 Change from: mefloquine hydrochloride RS in the same medium. to: mefloquine hydrochloride RS, prepared by dissolving in minimum quantity of methanol and diluting with the dissolution medium. Melphalan Injection. Page 1647 Para 2 Change to: The inection is prepared immediately before use by dissolving the contents of the sealed container which contains Melphalan Hydrochloride with or without auxillary substances in a suitable solvent and then diluting with the requisite volume of a suitable diluent in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
Insert before Appearance of solution
Tests
Dissolve the contents of one container in a suitable solvent, dilute the requisite volume of a suitable diluent in accordance with the manufacturers instruction to produce a final solution containing 0.5 per cent w/v of anhydrous melphalan and allow to stand for 30 minutes (Solution A). Appearance of solution Change to: Appearance of solution. Solution A is not more opalescent than opalescence standard OS2 (2.4.1). pH Change to: pH (2.4.24). 6.0 to 7.0, determined in solution A. Ionisable chlorine. Delete the requirement. Page 1656 Insert before Bacterial endotoxins Sodium carbonate. Weigh accurately a quantity of the injection containing about 50 mg of anhydrous meropenem and dissolve in sufficient water to produce 100.0 ml. Dilute the resulting solution appropriately with water and determine by Method A for flame photometry (2.4.4), measuring at 589 nm or by Method A for atomic absorption spectrophotometry (2.4.2), using sodium solution FP, suitably diluted with water for the reference solutions. 1 g of Na is equivalent to 2.305 g of Na2CO3.
Meropenem Injection.
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Nifedipine. Page 2935 Related substances. Last para, lines 11 and 12 Change from: reference solution (d) to: reference solution (d) (0.2 per cent) Omeprazole. Page 1813
Identification. C Change to: In the test for Related substances, the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution corresponds to the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a).
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Related substances. Determined by liquid chromatography (2.4.14), as described in the Assay with the following modifications. Test solution. Weigh accurately a quantity of oral solution containing about 5 mg of Ondansetron Hydrochloride in 50-ml volumetric flask, dissolve and dilute with the mobile phase and mix. Inject reference solution (c). The test is not valid unless the resolution between ondansetron impurity A and ondansetron is not less than 1.5. The relative retention time with reference to ondansetron for ondansetron impurity D is about 0.34, for imidazole is about 0.4, for 2-methyl imidazole is about 0.53, for des-C-methyl ondansetron hydrochloride is about 0.62, for N-desmethyl ondansetron maleate is about 0.83, for ondansetron impurity A is about 1.2. Inject reference solution (b). The test is not valid unless the tailing factor is not more than 2.0 and the relative standard deviation for replicate injections is not more than 2.0 per cent. Inject reference solution (b) and the test solution. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution, the area of any peak corresponding to imidazole, 2-methyl imidazole, des-(-methyl) ondansetron hydrochloride, N- desmethyl ondansetron maleate, ondansetron impurity A is not more than 0.2 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (b) (0.2 per cent). The area of any other secondary peak is not more than 0.2 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (b) (0.2 per cent) and sum of all the secondary peaks is not more than 0.5 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (b) (0.5 per cent).
Potassium Clavulanate. Page 1937 Category. Change from: Antibacterial to: Beta-lactamase inhibitor Potassium Clavulanate Diluted. Page 1938
Category. Change from: Antibacterial to: Beta-lactamase inhibitor
Related substances. Insert before Test solution. NOTE Prepare the solutions immediately before use. 15 of 21
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Chromatographic system, line 1 Change from: 25 cm to: 10 cm Insert after line 2 column temperature: 40, Last para, Change to: Inject reference solution (a) and the test solution. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution, the area of any secondary peak is not more than the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (1.0 per cent) and the sum of areas of all the secondary peaks is not more than 2 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (a) (2.0 per cent). Ignore any peak with an area less than 0.05 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.05 per cent).
Prednisolone Tablets. Page 1952 Dissolution. Line 9 Change from: prednisolone RS. to: prednisolone RS prepared by dissolving in methanol and diluting with the dissolution medium. Propylparaben. Page 1991
Assay. Change to: Assay. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14) as described in the Related substances. (Amendment list 3) Inject reference solution (b) and the test solution. Calculate the content of C10H12O3.
Ranitidine Hydrochloride. Page 2043 Identification. B Change to: In the Assay, the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the test solution corresponds to that in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution.
Related substances. Page 2947 After chromatographic system, insert before para 1, The relative retention time with reference to ranitidine for N-methyl-2-nitroacetamide (ranitidine impurity H) is about 0.1; for 3-(methylamino)-5,6-dihydro-2H-1,4-thiazin-2-one-oxime (ranitidine impurity G) is about 0.2; for [5[(dimethylamino)methyl]furan-2-yl]methanol (ranitidine impurity F) is about 0.4; for 2-[[[5[(dimethylamino)methyl]furan-2- yl]methyl]sulfanyl]ethanamine (ranitidine impurity B) is about 0.5; for N-[2-[[[5[(dimethylamino)methyl]furan-2-yl]methyl]sulfinyl]ethyl]-N-methyl-2-nitroethene-1,1-diamine (ranitidine impurity C) is about 0.6; for N-[2-[[[5-[(dimethyloxidoamino)methyl]furan-2-yl]methyl]sulfanyl]ethyl]-N- methyl-2nitroethene-1,1-diamine (ranitidine impurity E) is about 0.7; for N-[2-[[[5-[(dimethylamino)methyl]furan-2yl]methyl]sulfanyl]ethyl]-2-nitroacetamide (ranitidine impurity D) is about 0.8; for 1,1-N[methylenebis(sulfanediylethylene)]bis(N-methyl-2-nitroethene-1,1- diamine) (ranitidine impurity J) is about 0.9; for 2,2-methylenebis[N-[2-[[[5-[(dimethylamino)methyl]furan-2-yl]methyl]sulfanyl]ethyl]-N-methyl-2nitroethene-1,1-diamine] (ranitidine impurity I) is about 1.3; for N,N-bis[2-[[[5-[(dimethylamino)methyl]furan-2yl]methyl]sulfanyl]ethyl]-2- nitroethene-1,1-diamine (ranitidine impurity A) is about 1.7. The correction factor for ranitidine impurity J is 2.0. Para 2, Change to: Inject reference solution (a) and the test solution. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution, the area of any peak corresponding to ranitidine impurity A is not more than 0.5 times the area of the principal peak 16 of 21
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in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.5 per cent). The area of any other identified peak is not more than 0.2 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.2 per cent). The area of any other secondary peak is not more than 0.1 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.1 per cent) and the sum of the area of all the secondary peaks other than ranitidine impurity A is not more than 0.5 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.5 per cent). Ignore any peak with an area less than 0.05 times the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with the reference solution (a) (0.05 per cent).
Sodium Methylparaben. Page 2132 Related substances. Change to: Related substances. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14).
Test solution. Dissolve 50 mg of the substance under examination in 2.5 ml of methanol and dilute to 50.0 ml with the mobile phase. Dilute 10.0 ml of this solution to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. Reference solution (a). Dissolve 5 mg of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid and 5 mg of the substance under examination in the mobile phase and dilute to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. Dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 10.0 ml with the mobile phase. Reference solution (b). Dissolve 50 mg of methylparaben RS in 2.5 ml of methanol and dilute to 50.0 ml with the mobile phase. Dilute 10.0 ml of this solution to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. Reference solution (c). Dilute 1.0 ml of the test solution to 20.0 ml with the mobile phase. Dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 10.0 ml with the mobile phase. Chromatographic system a stainless steel column 15 cm x 4.6 mm, packed with octadecylsilane bonded to porous silica (5 m), mobile phase: a mixture of 35 volumes of 0.68 per cent w/v solution of potassium dihydrogen phosphate, and 65 volumes of methanol, flow rate: 1.3 ml per minute, spectrophotometer set at 272 nm, injection volume: 10 l. The relative retention time with reference to methyparaben for 4-hydroxybenzoic acid is about 0.6. 17 of 21
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Inject reference solution (a). The test is not valid unless the resolution between the peaks due to methylparaben and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid is not less than 2.0. Inject reference solution (c) and the test solution. Run the chromatogram five times the retention time of the principal peak. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution the area of any peak corresponding to 4hydroxybenzoic acid multiplied by 1.4 is not more than the six times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (c) (3.0 per cent). The area of any other secondary peak is not more than the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (c) (0.5 per cent). The sum of areas of all the secondary peaks other than 4-hydroxybenzoic acid is not more than twice the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (c) (1.0 per cent). Ignore the peak with an area less than 0.2 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (c) (0.1 per cent). Assay. Change to: Assay. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14), as described in the Related substances. Inject reference solution (b) and the test solution. Calculate the content of C8H7NaO3, multiplying the content of methylparaben by a correction factor of 1.145.
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obtained with reference solution (c) (1.0 per cent). Ignore the peak with an area less than 0.2 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (c) (0.1 per cent). Assay. Change to: Assay. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14), as described in the Related substances. Inject reference solution (b) and the test solution. Calculate the content of C10H11NaO3, multiplying the content of propylparaben by a correction factor of 1.122.
Stearyl Alcohol. Page 2155 Assay. After chromatograhic system, para 1 Insert at the end. and the relative standard deviation for replicate injections is not more than 1.5 per cent. Sumatriptan. Page 2173
Related substances. Chromatographic system, lines 4 to 9 Change to: mobile phase: a mixture of 25 volumes of acetonitrile and 75 volumes of buffer solution prepared by dissolving 0.97 g of dibutylamine, 0.735 g of orthophosphoric acid and 2.93 g of sodium dihydrogen phosphate in 750 ml of water, adjusted to pH 6.5 with sodium hydroxide solution and diluted to 1000 ml with water.
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Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14), as described in the Assay, using the following solutions. Test solution. To one tablet, add 10 ml of solvent mixture and shake for about 30 minutes, dilute with solvent mixture to produce a solution containing 0.0002 per cent w/v of Thyroxine Sodium. Reference solution. A 0.02 per cent w/v solution of levothyroxine sodium RS in a mixture of equal volumes of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide and methanol. Dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 100.0 ml with the solvent mixture. Further dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 10.0 ml with the solvent mixture. Calculate the content of C15H10I4NNaO4 in the tablet. Assay. Para 1 and 2, Change to: Solvent mixture. A mixture of 600 volumes of water, 400 volumes of acetonitrile and 0.5 volume of ortho phosphoric acid. Test solution. Weigh and powder 20 or more tablets. Disperse a quantity of the powder containing about 1 mg of Thyroxine Sodium, in 40 ml of the solvent mixture with the aid of ultrasound and dilute to 100.0 ml with the solvent mixture. Reference solution. A 0.01 per cent w/v solution of levothyroxine sodium RS in a mixture of equal volumes of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide and methanol. Dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 10.0 ml with the solvent mixture.
Triamterene. Page 2256 Related substances. Change to: Related substances. Determine by liquid chromatography (2.4.14).
Test solution. Dissolve 10 mg of the substance under examination in the mobile phase and dilute to 10.0 ml with the mobile phase. Reference solution (a). Dilute 1.0 ml of the test solution to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. Further dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 10.0 ml with the mobile phase. Reference solution (b). A 0.0005 per cent w/v solution of nitrosotriaminopyrimidine RS (triamterene impurity A RS) in the mobile phase. Dilute 1.0 ml of this solution to 100.0 ml with the mobile phase. Reference solution (c). Dissolve a suitable quantity of 2,7-diamino-6-phenylpteridin-4-ol RS (triamterene impurity B RS) in 0.5 ml of the mobile phase with the aid of ultrasound. To this solution, add 0.5 ml of the test solution. Chromatographic system a stainless steel column 25 cm x 4 mm, packed with octadecylsilane bonded to porous silica (5 m), mobile phase: a mixture of 0.2 volume of butylamine, 20 volumes of acetonitrile, 20 volumes of methanol and 60 volumes of water, adjusted to pH 5.3 with acetic acid, flow rate: 1 ml per minute, spectrophotometer set at 320 nm and 355 nm, injection volume: 50 l. The relative retention time with reference to triamterene for triamterene impurity A is about 0.6, for triamterene impurity B is about 0.8 and for triamterene impurity C is about 1.7.
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Inject reference solutions (b) and (c). The test is not valid unless the resolution between the peaks due to triamterene impurity B and triamterene at 355 nm is not less than 1.5 in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (c) if necessary, increase the quantity of water in the mobile phase and signal-to- noise ratio for the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (b) at 320 nm is not less than 10. Calculate the contents of the impurities in the test solution using the correction factors, 1.8 for triamterene impurity B and 1.5 for triamterene impurity C. Inject reference solutions (a), (b) and the test solution. In the chromatogram obtained with the test solution, the area of any peak corresponding to triamterene impurity A at 320 nm is not more than the area of the corresponding peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (b) (50 ppm). The area of any peak corresponding to triamterene impurities B and C at 355 nm is not more than the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.1 per cent). The area of any other secondary peak at 355 nm is not more than the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.1 per cent). The sum of areas of all the secondary peaks at 355 nm is not more than twice the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.2 per cent). Ignore any peak at 355 nm with an area less than 0.5 times the area of the principal peak in the chromatogram obtained with reference solution (a) (0.05 per cent).
Valsartan.
Page 2286 Specific optical rotation. Line 1, Change from: -60 to -67 to: -64 to -69
Zinc Sulphate Monohydrate. Page 2970 Assay.Change to: Assay. Dissolve 0.160 g in 5 ml of dilute acetic acid into a 500-ml conical flask and add 200 ml of water. Add about 500 mg of xylenol orange and hexamethylenetetramine until the solution becomes violet-pink; add 2 g of hexamethylenetetramine in excess. Titrate with 0.1 M disodium edetate until the violet-pink colour changes to yellow.
1 ml of 0.1 M disodium edetate is equivalent to 0.01795 g of ZnSO4,H2O.
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