Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride
296.84Phenol, 3-[(4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-yl)methyl]-6-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2,4-dimethyl-, monohydrochloride.
6-tert-Butyl-3-(2-imidazolin-2-ylmethyl)-2,4-dimethylphenol monohydrochloride
[2315-02-8].» Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride contains not less than 98.5 percent and not more than 101.5 percent of C16H24N2O·HCl, calculated on the dried basis.
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in tight containers.
Identification—
Solution
: 100 µg per mL.
Medium:
water.
Absorptivities at 279 nm, calculated on the dried basis, do not differ by more than 3.0%.
C:
To a solution of about 50 mg in 3 mL of water add 1 mL of 6 N ammonium hydroxide, filter, and acidify the filtrate with nitric acid: the filtrate responds to the tests for Chloride 
191
.
191.
pH 791:
between 4.0 and 6.5, in a solution (1 in 20).
791:
between 4.0 and 6.5, in a solution (1 in 20).
Loss on drying 731—
Dry it at 105
for 3 hours: it loses not more than 1.0% of its weight.
731—
Dry it at 105 for 3 hours: it loses not more than 1.0% of its weight.
Residue on ignition 281:
not more than 0.1%.
281:
not more than 0.1%.
Heavy metals, Method II 231:
0.001%.
231:
0.001%.
Assay—
Mobile phase—
Prepare a suitable degassed solution of water, methanol, 1 M sodium acetate, and glacial acetic acid (46:40:10:4).
Standard preparation—
Prepare a solution in Mobile phase of USP Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride RS having a known concentration of about 0.5 mg per mL.
Assay preparation—
Transfer about 25 mg of Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride, accurately weighed, to a 50-mL volumetric flask, dissolve in Mobile phase, dilute with Mobile phase to volume, and mix.
Chromatographic system
(see Chromatography 621)—The liquid chromatograph is equipped with a 280-nm detector and a 4.6-mm × 0.25-m column that contains packing L9. The flow rate is about 1 mL per minute. Chromatograph five replicate injections of the Standard preparation, and record the peak responses as directed for Procedure: the tailing factor is not more than 2.0 and the relative standard deviation is not more than 2.0%.
621)—The liquid chromatograph is equipped with a 280-nm detector and a 4.6-mm × 0.25-m column that contains packing L9. The flow rate is about 1 mL per minute. Chromatograph five replicate injections of the Standard preparation, and record the peak responses as directed for Procedure: the tailing factor is not more than 2.0 and the relative standard deviation is not more than 2.0%.
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 response for the major peak. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of C16H24N2O·HCl in the portion of Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride taken by the formula:
50C(rU / rS)
in which C is the concentration, in mg per mL, of USP Oxymetazoline Hydrochloride RS in the Standard preparation, and rU and rS are the peak responses obtained from the Assay preparation and the Standard preparation, respectively.
Auxiliary Information—
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Chromatographic Column—
| Topic/Question | Contact | Expert Committee |
| Monograph | Feiwen Mao, M.S.
Scientist 1-301-816-8320 |
(MDOOD05) Monograph Development-Ophthalmics Oncologics and Dermatologicals |
| Reference Standards | Lili Wang, Technical Services Scientist 1-301-816-8129 RSTech@usp.org |
USP32–NF27 Page 3174
Chromatographic columns text is not derived from, and not part of, USP 32 or NF 27.