Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Ointment
» Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Ointment contains not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 125.0 percent of the labeled amount of C22H24N2O8·HCl.
Packaging and storage— Preserve in collapsible ophthalmic ointment tubes.
USP Reference standards 11
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USP 4-Epianhydrotetracycline Hydrochloride RS
Sterility 71: meets the requirements.
Minimum fill 755: 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.
Metal particles— It meets the requirements of the test for Metal Particles in Ophthalmic Ointments 751.
Assay— Proceed with Ophthalmic Ointment as directed in the Assay under Tetracycline Hydrochloride Ointment.
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