STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
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PRODUCT : RANITIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE USP 27 / PH EUR IV– DC GRADE |
No |
TEST |
L
I M I T S USP 27 // PH EUR IV |
SPECIFICATION (ORCHEV) |
| 1 |
DESCRIPTION | WHITE TO PALE YELLOW, PRACTICALLY ODOURLESS, CRYSTALLINE POWDER | ALMOST WHITE, PRACTICALLY ODOURLESS,GRANULES |
| 2 |
SOLUBILITY | FREELY SOLUBLE IN WATER & METHANOL & SPARINGLY SOLUBLE IN ETHANOL |
FREELY SOLUBLE IN WATER, & METHANOL & SPARINGLY SOLUBLE IN ETHANOL |
| 3 |
IDENTIFICATION | IR, UV, TLC AND CHLORIDES | CONFORMS |
| 4 |
pH(1 in 100) | 4.5 TO 6.0 | 5.0 TO 5.8 |
| 5 |
APPEARANCE OF SOLN. | AS PER PH EUR IV | CONFORMS |
| 6 |
RELATED SUBSTANCES (TLC) |
IMPURITY B // A..
NMT 0.5% ANY OTHER IMPURITY NMT 0.3% ONE OTHER IMPURITY NMT 0.2% TWO OTHER IMPURITY NMT 0.1% UNIDENTIFIED IMPURITY NMT 0.1% ------------- TOTAL IMPURITIES NMT 1.0% |
COMPLIES COMPLIES COMPLIES COMPLIES COMPLIES ---------------- COMPLIES |
| 7 |
HEAVY METALS | NMT 20 ppm | NMT 20 ppm |
| 8 |
LOSS ON DRYING | NMT 0.75% | NMT 0.25% |
| 9 |
SULPHATED ASH | NMT 0.10% | NMT 0.04% |
| 10 |
ASSAY
USP (DRY BASIS) PH EUR III |
(97.5% - 102%) (98.5% - 101%) |
(98.0% - 101%) (99.0% - 100.5%) |
| 11 |
ORGANIC VOLATILE IMPURITIES (in ppm) |
1. CHLOROFORM
NMT 60 2. BENZENE NMT 02 3. 1,4 DIOXAN NMT 380 4. METHYLENE CHLORIDE NMT 600 5. TRICHLOROETHYLENE NMT 80 |
NMT 05 NOT USED IN PROCESS NOT USED IN PROCESS NOT USED IN PROCESS NOT USED IN PROCESS |
| 1* |
RESIDUAL SOLVENTS | ISOPROPANOL - NMT 1800 ppm M.I.B.K. - NOT USED IN PROCESS TOLUNE - NOT USED IN PROCESS METHANOL - NOT USED IN PROCESS |
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| 2* |
MELTING POINT ( °C ) | ABOUT 140 | |
| 3* |
COLOUR OF 10% SOLN :430 nm ABSORBANCE / TRANSMISSION |
NMT 0.07 // NLT 83.0% | |
| 4* |
BULK DENSITY (GM/ML) UNTAPPED // TAPPED |
(0.5 +/- 0.1) // (0.75 +/- 0.1) | |
| 5* |
PARTICLE SIZE: MORE THAN 500 micron (30#) MORE THAN 250 micron (60#) LESS THAN 90 micron (170#) |
NMT 5% (BY WEIGHT) NMT 55% (BY WEIGHT) NMT 15% (BY WEIGHT) |
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| 6* |
EXTRANEOUS MATTER | 1. Should not have any extraneous matter 2. Filter Paper should not be change to black |
NOTE : ALL SPECIFIC USERS WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE D.C. GRADE MATERIAL OF EVEN HIGHER BULK DENSITY I.E. DENSITY ABOVE 0.8 GM/CC, MAY KINDLY LET US KNOW THEIR SPECIAL BULK DENSITY REQUIREMENT TO ENABLE US TO OFFER ACCORDINGLY.
(*) indicates Customers Requirement if any / In-House Limits Prepared By : Mr. G.K. Bera
Title : Q.C. Incharge
Date : 04.10.2003