Polymyxin B Sulfate and Hydrocortisone Otic Solution
» Polymyxin B Sulfate and Hydrocortisone Otic Solution is a sterile solution containing not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 130.0 percent of the labeled amount of polymyxin B, and not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 110.0 percent of the labeled amount of hydrocortisone (C21H30O5). It may contain one or more suitable buffers and preservatives.
[note—Where Polymyxin B Sulfate and Hydrocortisone Otic Solution is prescribed without reference to the quantity of polymyxin B or hydrocortisone contained therein, a product containing 10,000 Polymyxin B Units and 5 mg of hydrocortisone per mL shall be dispensed. ]
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in tight, light-resistant containers.
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Sterility 
71
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meets the requirements.
71:
meets the requirements.
pH 791:
between 3.0 and 5.0.
791:
between 3.0 and 5.0.
Assay for polymyxin—
Proceed with Otic Solution as directed under Antibiotics—Microbial Assays 81, using an accurately measured volume of Otic Solution diluted quantitatively with Buffer No. 6 to yield a Test Dilution having a concentration assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard.
81, using an accurately measured volume of Otic Solution diluted quantitatively with Buffer No. 6 to yield a Test Dilution having a concentration assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard.
Assay for hydrocortisone—
Mobile phase—
Prepare a suitable solution of about 500 volumes of methanol, 500 volumes of water, and 1 volume of glacial acetic acid, such that the retention time of hydrocortisone is between 6 and 10 minutes.
Standard preparation—
Dissolve a suitable quantity of USP Hydrocortisone RS, accurately weighed, in a mixture of methanol and water (1:1) to obtain a solution having a known concentration of about 0.15 mg per mL.
Assay preparation—
Transfer an accurately measured volume of Otic Solution, equivalent to about 15 mg of hydrocortisone, to a 100-mL volumetric flask, dilute with a mixture of methanol and water (1:1) to volume, and mix.
Chromatographic system
(see Chromatography 621)—The chromatograph is equipped with a 254-nm detector and a 4-mm × 30-cm column that contains packing L1. The flow rate is about 2 mL per minute. Chromatograph five replicate injections of the Standard preparation, and record the peak responses as directed for Procedure: the relative standard deviation is not more than 2.0%.
621)—The chromatograph is equipped with a 254-nm detector and a 4-mm × 30-cm column that contains packing L1. The flow rate is about 2 mL per minute. Chromatograph five replicate injections of the Standard preparation, and record the peak responses as directed for Procedure: the relative standard deviation is not more than 2.0%.
Procedure—
Separately inject equal volumes (about 10 µL) of the Standard preparation and the Assay preparation into the chromatograph by means of a suitable microsyringe or sampling valve, adjusting the specimen size and other operating parameters such that the peak obtained from the Standard preparation is about 0.6 full-scale. Record the chromatograms, and measure the responses for the major peaks. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of C21H30O5 in each mL of the Otic Solution taken by the formula:
(100C / V)(HU / HS)
in which C is the concentration, in mg per mL, of USP Hydrocortisone RS in the Standard preparation, V is the volume, in mL, of the portion of Otic Solution taken, and HU and HS are the peak responses obtained from the Assay preparation and the Standard preparation, respectively.
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| Topic/Question | Contact | Expert Committee |
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| Monograph | Ahalya Wise, M.S.
Senior Scientific Liaison 1-301-816-8161 |
(SM12010) Monographs - Small Molecules 1 |
| Reference Standards | RS Technical Services 1-301-816-8129 rstech@usp.org |
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| 71 |
Radhakrishna S Tirumalai, Ph.D.
Principal Scientific Liaison 1-301-816-8339 |
(GCM2010) General Chapters - Microbiology |
USP35–NF30 Page 4350