Chloramphenicol and Polymyxin B Sulfate Ophthalmic Ointment
» Chloramphenicol and Polymyxin B Sulfate Ophthalmic Ointment contains not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 120.0 percent of the labeled amount of chloramphenicol (C11H12Cl2N2O5) and not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 125.0 percent of the labeled amount of polymyxin B.
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in collapsible ophthalmic ointment tubes.
Identification—
The retention time of the major peak in the chromatogram of the Assay preparation corresponds to that in the chromatogram of the Standard preparation as obtained in the Assay for chloramphenicol.
Sterility 
71
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meets the requirements.
71:
meets the requirements.
Metal particles—
It meets the requirements of the test for Metal Particles in Ophthalmic Ointments 751.
751.
Assay for chloramphenicol—
Standard preparation—
Proceed as directed for Standard preparation in the Assay under Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Ointment.
Assay preparation—
Using Ophthalmic Ointment, proceed as directed for Assay preparation in the Assay under Chloramphenicol Ophthalmic Ointment.
Procedure—
Proceed as directed for Procedure in the Assay under Chloramphenicol. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of C11H12Cl2N2O5 in the portion of Ophthalmic Ointment taken by the formula:
0.25C(rU / rS)
in which the terms are as defined therein.
Assay for polymyxin—
Proceed as directed for polymyxin under Antibiotics—Microbial Assays 81, using an accurately weighed portion of Ophthalmic Ointment, equivalent to about 5000 Polymyxin B Units, shaken in a separator containing about 50 mL of ether and extracted with four 20-mL portions of Buffer No. 6. Combine the aqueous extracts in a 100-mL volumetric flask, dilute with Buffer No. 6 to volume, and mix. Dilute an accurately measured portion of this solution quantitatively with Buffer No. 6 to obtain a Test Dilution having a concentration assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard.
81, using an accurately weighed portion of Ophthalmic Ointment, equivalent to about 5000 Polymyxin B Units, shaken in a separator containing about 50 mL of ether and extracted with four 20-mL portions of Buffer No. 6. Combine the aqueous extracts in a 100-mL volumetric flask, dilute with Buffer No. 6 to volume, and mix. Dilute an accurately measured portion of this solution quantitatively with Buffer No. 6 to obtain a Test Dilution having a concentration assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard.
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Chromatographic Column—
| Topic/Question | Contact | Expert Committee |
| Monograph | Ahalya Wise, M.S.
Scientist 1-301-816-8161 |
(MDANT05) Monograph Development-Antibiotics |
| Reference Standards | Lili Wang, Technical Services Scientist 1-301-816-8129 RSTech@usp.org |
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| 71 |
Radhakrishna S Tirumalai, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist 1-301-816-8339 |
(MSA05) Microbiology and Sterility Assurance |
USP32–NF27 Page 1889
Chromatographic columns text is not derived from, and not part of, USP 32 or NF 27.