Clonazepam Oral Suspension
» Clonazepam Oral Suspension contains not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 110.0 percent of the labeled amount of clonazepam (C15H10ClN3O3). Prepare Clonazepam Oral Suspension 0.1 mg per mL as follows (see Pharmaceutical CompoundingNonsterile Preparations 795):
If using Tablets, comminute the Tablets into a fine powder in a suitable mortar, or add Clonazepam powder to the mortar. Add approximately 10 mL of the Vehicle, and mix to a uniform paste. Add the Vehicle in small portions almost to volume, and mix thoroughly after each addition. Transfer the contents of the mortar, stepwise and quantitatively, to a calibrated bottle. Add enough Vehicle to bring to final volume, and mix well.
Packaging and storage
Preserve in tight, light-resistant containers. Store at controlled room temperature, or in a cold place.
Labeling
Label it to state that it is to be well shaken before use, and to state the beyond-use date.
pH 791:
between 3.6 and 4.6.
Beyond-use date:
60 days after the day on which it was compounded.
Assay
Mobile phase
Prepare a filtered and degassed solution of water, methanol, and acetonitrile (4:3:3). Make adjustments if necessary (see System Suitability under Chromatography 621).
Standard stock preparation
Dissolve an accurately weighed quantity of USP Clonazepam RS in acetonitrile to obtain a concentration of about 0.5 mg per mL.
Standard preparation
Dilute the Standard stock preparation with acetonitrile to obtain a solution having a known concentration of 25 µg per mL.
Assay preparation
Agitate the container of Oral Suspension for 30 minutes on a rotating mixer, remove a 5-mL sample, and store in a clear glass vial at 70 until analyzed. At the time of analysis, remove the sample from the freezer, allow it to reach room temperature, and mix with a vortex mixer for 30 seconds. Pipet 2.5 mL of the sample solution into a 10-mL volumetric flask, and dilute with acetonitrile to volume.
Chromatographic system (see Chromatography 621)
The liquid chromatograph is equipped with a 254-nm detector and a 4.6-mm × 10-cm analytical column that contains 5-µm packing L1. The flow rate is about 1.0 mL per minute. Chromatograph the Standard preparation, and record the peak responses as directed for Procedure: the retention time of clonazepam is about 7 minutes; and the relative standard deviation for replicate injections is not more than 1.8%.
Procedure
Separately inject equal volumes (about 20 µL) of the Standard preparation and the Assay preparation into the chromatograph, record the chromatograms, and measure the responses for the major peaks. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of clonazepam (C15H10ClN3O3) in the volume of Oral Suspension taken by the formula:
4(C/V)(rU / rS)
in which C is the concentration, in mg per mL, of USP Clonazepam RS in the Standard preparation; V is the volume, in mL, of Oral Suspension taken; and rU and rS are the peak responses obtained from the Assay preparation and the Standard preparation, respectively.
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