Bacitracin Ophthalmic Ointment
» Bacitracin Ophthalmic Ointment is a sterile preparation of Bacitracin in an anhydrous ointment base. It contains not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 140.0 percent of the labeled amount of bacitracin.
Packaging and storage—
Preserve in collapsible ophthalmic ointment tubes.
USP Reference standards 
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USP Bacitracin Zinc RS
Thin-layer chromatographic identification test 201BNP:
meets the requirements.
201BNP:
meets the requirements.
Sterility 71:
meets the requirements.
71:
meets the requirements.
Water, Method I 921:
not more than 0.5%, 20 mL of a mixture of toluene and methanol (7:3) being used in place of methanol in the titration vessel.
921:
not more than 0.5%, 20 mL of a mixture of toluene and methanol (7:3) being used in place of methanol in the titration vessel.
Metal particles 751:
It meets the requirements.
751:
It meets the requirements.
Assay—
Proceed with Ophthalmic Ointment as directed in the Assay under Bacitracin Ointment.
Auxiliary Information—
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| Topic/Question | Contact | Expert Committee |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2296
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