Pamidronate Disodium for Injection
» Pamidronate Disodium for Injection is a sterile, freeze-dried mixture of Pamidronate Disodium and suitable excipients. It contains not less than 93.0 percent and not more than 108.0 percent of the labeled amount of pamidronate disodium (C3H9NNa2O7P2).
Packaging and storage
Preserve in Containers for Sterile Solids, as described under Injections 1. Store at controlled room temperature.
USP Reference standards 11
USP Endotoxin RS
Constituted solution
At the time of use, it meets the requirements for Constituted Solutions under Injections 1.
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.
Bacterial endotoxins 85
It contains not more than 3.88 USP Endotoxin Units per mg of anhydrous pamidronate disodium.
Uniformity of dosage units 905:
meets the requirements for Weight Variation.
pH 791:
between 6.0 and 7.0, determined in a solution constituted as directed in the labeling.
Particulate matter 788:
meets the requirements for small-volume injections.
Water, Method Ia 921:
not more than 5%.
Limit of beta alanine
Adsorbent, Application volume, Developing solvent system, and Spray reagent
Proceed as directed for Related compounds, Test 1 under Pamidronate Disodium.
Standard solution
Dissolve an accurately weighed quantity of USP Beta Alanine RS in water, and dilute quantitatively, and stepwise if necessary, with water to obtain a solution containing 0.0075 mg of beta alanine per mL.
Test solution
Reconstitute the vial with the appropriate amount of water to obtain a solution having a concentration of 3 mg of anhydrous pamidronate disodium per mL, based on the label claim.
Procedure
Proceed as directed for Thin-Layer Chromatography under Chromatography 621. Dry the plate between 100 and 105 until the ammonia disappears completely. Spray with Spray reagent, and heat between 100 and 105 for about 15 minutes. Examine the plate under white light. The spot having an RF value of about 0.5 obtained from the Test solution is not greater in size or intensity than the corresponding spot obtained from the Standard solution: not more than 0.25% of beta alanine is found.
Other requirements
It meets the requirements under Sterility Tests 71 and for Labeling under Injections 1.
Assay
Mobile phase and Chromatographic system
Proceed as directed in the Assay under Pamidronate Disodium.
Standard preparation
Dissolve an accurately weighed quantity of USP Pamidronate Disodium RS in water, and dilute quantitatively, and stepwise if necessary, with water to obtain a solution having a known concentration of about 2.5 mg per mL. Calculate the concentration, Cs, of anhydrous pamidronate disodium, the molecular weights of anhydrous and pentahydrate pamidronate disodium being 279.06 and 369.11, respectively.
Assay preparation
Constitute a suitable number of vials of Pamidronate Disodium for Injection with the appropriate amount of water to obtain a solution having a known concentration of about 2 mg of anhydrous pamidronate disodium per mL, based on the label claim.
Procedure
Separately inject equal volumes (about 100 µL) of the Standard preparation and the Assay preparation into the chromatograph, record the chromatograms, and measure the responses for the major peaks. Calculate the percentage of C3H9NNa2O7P2 in the portion of Pamidronate Disodium for Injection taken by the formula:
100(CS / CU)(rU / rS)
in which CS is as defined under the Standard preparation; CU is the concentration, in mg per mL, of anhydrous pamidronate disodium in the Assay preparation; and rU and rS are the peak responses obtained from the Assay preparation and the Standard preparation, respectively.
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