Chymotrypsin for Ophthalmic Solution
» Chymotrypsin for Ophthalmic Solution is sterile Chymotrypsin. When constituted as directed in the labeling, it yields a solution containing not less than 80.0 percent and not more than 120.0 percent of the labeled potency.
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in single-dose containers, preferably of Type I glass, and avoid exposure to excessive heat.
Completeness of solution 
641
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It dissolves in the solvent and in the concentration recommended in the labeling to yield a clear solution.
641—
It dissolves in the solvent and in the concentration recommended in the labeling to yield a clear solution.
Identification—
Prepare a Substrate solution as follows. Transfer 237.0 mg of N-acetyl-l-tyrosine ethyl ester, suitable for use in assaying chymotrypsin, to a 100-mL volumetric flask, add 2 mL of alcohol, and swirl until solution is effected. Add 20 mL of pH 7.0 phosphate buffer, fifteenth-molar, prepared as directed in the Assay under Chymotrypsin, add 1 mL of methyl red–methylene blue TS, and dilute with water to volume. If necessary, adjust to a pH of 7.0 by the dropwise addition of monobasic potassium phosphate solution, prepared by dissolving 4.54 g of monobasic potassium phosphate in sufficient water to yield 500 mL of solution. Dissolve the contents of 1 vial of Chymotrypsin for Ophthalmic Solution in 1 mL of saline TS, transfer 0.2 mL to a suitable dish, and add 0.2 mL of Substrate solution: a purple color is produced within 3 minutes. [note—distinction from trypsin, which produces no purple color within 3 minutes. ]
Uniformity of dosage units 905:
meets the requirements.
905:
meets the requirements.
Procedure for content uniformity—
Assay 10 individual units as directed in the Assay, and calculate the average of the 10 results. The average is not less than 80.0% and not more than 120.0% of the labeled amount. The contents of not more than 2 vials deviate by more than 10% from the average content. The contents of none of the vials deviate by more than 15% from the average.
pH 791:
between 4.3 and 8.7, in the solution constituted as directed in the labeling.
791:
between 4.3 and 8.7, in the solution constituted as directed in the labeling.
Other requirements—
It meets the requirements of the test for Limit of trypsin under Chymotrypsin. It also meets the requirements for Sterility Tests 71.
71.
Assay—
Proceed with Chymotrypsin for Ophthalmic Solution as directed in the Assay under Chymotrypsin, but use the following as the Chymotrypsin solution: dissolve the contents of 1 vial of Chymotrypsin for Ophthalmic Solution in 5.0 mL of 0.0012 N hydrochloric acid. Dilute an accurately measured volume (V, in mL) of this solution, equivalent to about 300 USP Chymotrypsin Units, with 0.0012 N hydrochloric acid to 25.0 mL. Calculate the number of USP Chymotrypsin Units per vial taken by the formula:
300(5 / V)(A2 
A1) / [T(2.4)(0.0075)]
in which A2 is the absorbance straight-line initial reading, A1 is the absorbance straight-line final reading, T is the elapsed time in minutes between the initial and final readings, and 2.4 is the number of USP Chymotrypsin Units in the solution on which the absorbance was determined.
A1) / [T(2.4)(0.0075)]
Auxiliary Information—
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| Topic/Question | Contact | Expert Committee |
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| Monograph | Fouad Atouf, Ph.D.
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