Erythromycin and Benzoyl Peroxide Topical Gel
» Erythromycin and Benzoyl Peroxide Topical Gel is a mixture of Erythromycin in a suitable gel vehicle containing benzoyl peroxide and one or more suitable dispersants, stabilizers, and wetting agents. It contains not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 125.0 percent of the labeled amounts of erythromycin (C37H67NO13) and benzoyl peroxide (C14H10O4).
Packaging and storage
Before mixing, preserve the Erythromycin and the vehicle containing benzoyl peroxide in separate, tight containers. After mixing, preserve the mixture in tight containers.
Identification
Prepare Standard preparation and an Assay preparation as directed in the Assay, except to omit the Internal standard solution, and chromatograph as directed in the Assay: the Assay preparation exhibits a major peak for benzoyl peroxide, the retention time of which corresponds to that exhibited by the Standard preparation.
Minimum fill 755:
meets the requirements.
Limit of benzoyl peroxide related substances
Mobile phase A, Mobile phase B, Standard preparation A, Standard preparation B, Standard preparation C, Standard preparation D, Resolution solution, and Chromatographic system
Proceed as directed in the test for Related compounds under Benzoyl Peroxide Gel.
Test preparation
Transfer an accurately weighed quantity of Topical Gel, equivalent to about 100 mg of benzoyl peroxide, to a 50-mL volumetric flask, add 25 mL of acetonitrile, shake vigorously to disperse the specimen, sonicate for 5 minutes, dilute with acetonitrile to volume, mix, and filter.
Procedure
Proceed as directed for Procedure in the test for Related compounds under Benzoyl Peroxide Gel: it meets the limits stated.
Assay for erythromycin
Proceed as directed for erythromycin under AntibioticsMicrobial Assays 81, using an accurately weighed portion of Topical Gel blended for 3 to 5 minutes in a high-speed glass blender jar containing 0.5 mL of polysorbate 80 and an accurately measured volume of Buffer No. 3 sufficient to obtain a stock solution having a convenient concentration of erythromycin. Dilute an accurately measured volume of this stock solution quantitatively with Buffer No. 3 to obtain a Test Dilution having a concentration of erythromycin assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard.
Assay for benzoyl peroxide
Mobile phase, Internal standard solution, Standard preparation, and Chromatographic system
Proceed as directed in the Assay under Benzoyl Peroxide Gel.
Assay preparation
Prepare as directed for Assay preparation in the Assay under Benzoyl Peroxide Gel, using Topical Gel.
Procedure
Proceed as directed for Procedure in the Assay under Benzoyl Peroxide Gel. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of benzoyl peroxide (C14H10O4) in the portion of Topical Gel taken by the formula:
125C(RU / RS)
in which C is the concentration, in mg per mL, of benzoyl peroxide in the Standard preparation, and RU and RS are the ratios of benzoyl peroxide peak response to ethyl benzoate peak response obtained from the Assay preparation and the Standard preparation, respectively.
Auxiliary Information
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Chromatographic Column
USP32NF27 Page 2288
Chromatographic columns text is not derived from, and not part of, USP 32 or NF 27.
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