API

Azithromycin Dihydrate

    Azithromycin Pharma Grade EU10/USP43

Appearance

White or almost white crystalline powder

Conforms

Solubility

Practically insoluble in water, freely soluble in anhydrous ethanol and in methylene chloride

Conforms

Identification

IR:Conforms to the Azithromycin RS

Conforms

HPLC: The retention time of Azithromycin peak in the chromatogram of the Assay preparation corresponds to that in the chromatogram of the Standard preparation, as obtained in the Assay.

Conforms

Specific rotation

-45°~-49°

-47.4°

Appearance of solution

Clear and colourless(0.5g/50mg anhydrous ethanol)

Conforms

Crystallinity

Meets the requirements

Conforms

pH

9.0~11.0(2mg/mg methanol-water(1:1))

10.1

Water

4.0%~5.0%

4.3%

Residue on ignition

0.2%

0.01%

Related substances

Impurity A 0.5%

0.05%

Impurity B 0.5%

0.48%

Impurity C 0.5%

0.11%

Sum of Impurities D, J & Q 0.3%

0.13%

Impurity D 0.15%

N.D

Impurity E 0.5%

N.D

Impurity F 0.5%

0.07%

Impurity G 0.2%

N.D

Impurity I 0.5%

N.D

Impurity H 0.5%

N.D

Impurity L 0.5%

N.D

Impurity M 0.5%

0.05%

Impurity N 0.5%

N.D

Impurity O 0.5%

0.1%

Impurity P 0.2%

0.08%

Erythromycin A iminoether  0.5%

N.D

Erythromycin A oxime      0.5%

N.D

Any other impurity         0.2%

0.09%

Total impurities            3.0%

1.1%

Assay

960-1020ug/mg

979ug/mg





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