Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride
2-Naphthacenecarboxamide, 7-chloro-4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-, monohydrochloride [4S-(4,4a,5a,6,12a)]-. 7-Chloro-4-(dimethylamino)-1,4,4a,5,5a,6,11,12a-octahydro-3,6,10,12,12a-pentahydroxy-6-methyl-1,11-dioxo-2-naphthacenecarboxamide monohydrochloride [64-72-2]. » Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride has a potency of not less than 900 µg of C22H23ClN2O8·HCl per mg.
noteChlortetracycline Hydrochloride labeled solely for use in preparing oral veterinary dosage forms has a potency of not less than 820 µg of C22H23ClN2O8·HCl per mg.
Packaging and storage
Preserve in tight, light-resistant containers.
Labeling
Where it is intended for use in preparing sterile dosage forms, the label states that it is sterile or must be subjected to further processing during the preparation of sterile dosage forms.
USP Reference standards 11
USP Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride RS. USP Oxytetracycline RS. USP Tetracycline Hydrochloride RS.
Identification
A:
Proceed as directed for Method II under IdentificationTetracyclines 193, using a methanol solution containing 0.5 mg per mL as the Test solution and a methanol solution containing in each mL 0.5 mg of USP Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride RS, 0.5 mg of USP Oxytetracycline RS, and 0.5 mg of USP Tetracycline Hydrochloride RS as the Resolution solution.
B:
A solution (1 in 20) meets the requirements of the tests for Chloride 191.
Specific rotation 781S:
between 235 and 250.
Test solution:
5 mg per mL, in water, that has been allowed to stand in the dark for 30 minutes.
Crystallinity 695:
meets the requirements.
Sterility 71
Where the label states that Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride is sterile, it meets the requirements when tested as directed for Membrane Filtration under Test for Sterility of the Product to be Examined, 6 g of specimen aseptically dissolved in 200 mL of Fluid D being used.
pH 791:
between 2.3 and 3.3, in a solution containing 10 mg per mL.
Loss on drying 731
Dry about 100 mg, accurately weighed, in a capillary-stoppered bottle in vacuum at a pressure not exceeding 5 mm of mercury at 60 for 3 hours: it loses not more than 2.0% of its weight.
Assay
Proceed with Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride as directed under AntibioticsMicrobial Assays 81.
Auxiliary Information
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