Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Injection
» Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Injection is a sterile solution of Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate in a suitable vegetable oil. It contains not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 110.0 percent of the labeled amount of hydroxyprogesterone caproate (C27H40O4).
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in single-dose or in multiple-dose containers, preferably of Type I or Type III glass.
USP Reference standards 
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Identification—
A:
Transfer a volume of Injection, equivalent to 125 mg of hydroxyprogesterone caproate, to a 60-mL separator containing 10 mL of solvent hexane, 8 mL of methanol, and 2 mL of water. Insert the stopper, shake for 2 minutes, and allow the phases to separate. To 3 mL of the lower layer add sulfuric acid dropwise until a color develops, then add 3 mL of methanol: a purple color develops, and the solution, when viewed under long-wavelength UV light, exhibits a pale yellow fluorescence.
B:
Evaporate 4 mL of the Assay preparation, obtained as directed in the Assay, on a water bath to dryness, and dissolve the residue in 0.5 mL of chloroform. Apply 10 µL of this solution and 10 µL of a solution of USP Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate RS in chloroform, containing 400 µg per mL, to a thin-layer chromatographic plate (see Chromatography 621) coated with a 0.25-mm layer of chromatographic silica gel mixture, on a line about 2.5 cm from the bottom edge and about 2 cm apart. Place the plate in a developing chamber that contains and that has been equilibrated with a mixture of 3 volumes of chloroform and 1 volume of ethyl acetate. Develop the plate until the solvent front has moved to about 10 cm above the points of application. Remove the plate, mark the solvent front, and dry. Spray the plate with a mixture of 1 volume of sulfuric acid and 3 volumes of alcohol, and heat in an oven at 105
for 5 minutes: the RF value of the principal yellowish green spot obtained from the solution under test corresponds to that obtained from the Standard solution.
621) coated with a 0.25-mm layer of chromatographic silica gel mixture, on a line about 2.5 cm from the bottom edge and about 2 cm apart. Place the plate in a developing chamber that contains and that has been equilibrated with a mixture of 3 volumes of chloroform and 1 volume of ethyl acetate. Develop the plate until the solvent front has moved to about 10 cm above the points of application. Remove the plate, mark the solvent front, and dry. Spray the plate with a mixture of 1 volume of sulfuric acid and 3 volumes of alcohol, and heat in an oven at 105 for 5 minutes: the RF value of the principal yellowish green spot obtained from the solution under test corresponds to that obtained from the Standard solution.
Water, Method I 921:
not more than 0.2%.
921:
not more than 0.2%.
Other requirements—
It meets the requirements under Injections 1.
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Assay—
Isoniazid reagent—
Dissolve 375 mg of isoniazid and 0.47 mL of hydrochloric acid in 500 mL of methanol.
Standard preparation—
Dissolve a suitable quantity of USP Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate RS, accurately weighed, in methanol, and dilute quantitatively and stepwise with methanol to obtain a solution having a known concentration of about 50 µg per mL.
Assay preparation—
Transfer to a 250-mL volumetric flask an accurately measured volume of Injection, equivalent to about 250 mg of hydroxyprogesterone caproate, add methanol to volume, and mix. Pipet 5 mL of this solution into a 100-mL volumetric flask, add methanol to volume, and mix.
Procedure—
Pipet 5 mL of Assay preparation into a glass-stoppered, 50-mL conical flask. Pipet 5 mL of Standard preparation into a similar flask. To each flask, add 10.0 mL of Isoniazid reagent, mix, and allow to stand in a water bath at 30 for about 45 minutes. Concomitantly determine the absorbances of both solutions at the wavelength of maximum absorbance at about 380 nm, with a suitable spectrophotometer, using as a blank a mixture of 5 mL of methanol and 10 mL of Isoniazid reagent. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of hydroxyprogesterone caproate (C27H40O4) in each mL of the Injection taken by the formula:
for about 45 minutes. Concomitantly determine the absorbances of both solutions at the wavelength of maximum absorbance at about 380 nm, with a suitable spectrophotometer, using as a blank a mixture of 5 mL of methanol and 10 mL of Isoniazid reagent. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of hydroxyprogesterone caproate (C27H40O4) in each mL of the Injection taken by the formula:
5(C / V)(AU / AS)
in which C is the concentration, in µg per mL, of USP Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate RS in the Standard preparation; V is the volume, in mL, of Injection taken; and AU and AS are the absorbances of the solutions from the Assay preparation and the Standard preparation, respectively.
Auxiliary Information—
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| Topic/Question | Contact | Expert Committee |
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| Monograph | Domenick Vicchio, Ph.D.
Senior Scientific Liaison 1-301-998-6828 |
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| Reference Standards | RS Technical Services 1-301-816-8129 rstech@usp.org |
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