Packaging and storage— Preserve in Containers for Sterile Solids as described under Injections 1.

USP Reference standards 11—
USP Amobarbital RS .
USP Endotoxin RS.

Constituted solution— At the time of use, it meets the requirements for Constituted Solutions under Injections 1.

Bacterial endotoxins 85— It contains not more than 0.4 USP Endotoxin Unit per mg of amobarbital sodium.

Loss on drying 731— Dry about 1 g, accurately weighed, at 105 for 4 hours: it loses not more than 1.0% of its weight.

Other requirements— It conforms to the Definition, responds to the Identification tests, and meets the requirements for Completeness of solution, pH, Heavy metals, and Assay under Amobarbital Sodium. It meets also the requirements for Sterility Tests 71, Uniformity of Dosage Units 905, and Labeling under Injections 1.

Expert Committee : (MDPP05) Monograph Development-Psychiatrics and Psychoactives

USP31–NF26 Page 1405

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