mole.gif (1741 bytes)Albendazole USP

PRODUCT   ALBENDAZOLE USP

SPECIFICATION OF ALBENDAZOLE USP

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SPECIFICATION

1 Description White to pale buff coloured powder
2 Solubility To comply as per USP
3 Identification  
  a) IR Spectrum To comply as per USP
  b) By TLC To comply as per USP
  c) Melting point Between 208 Deg to 210 Deg C
4 Related substances (Chromatographic purity) To comply as per USP
5 pH(2% w/w suspension) Between 5.0 to 7.0
6 Loss on drying NMT 0.05% as per USP
7 Sulphated ash NMT 0.20% as per USP
8 Bulk Density NMT 10 ppm as per USP
9 Assay (on dry basis) Between 98%-102% USP
10 Colour index at 450 nm NMT 0.1 ABS (inhouse test)
11 Bulk density (150 taps) Results to be noted
12 Residuc on ignition NMT 0.2% as per USP