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Mezlocillin for Injection
» Mezlocillin for Injection contains an amount of Mezlocillin Sodium equivalent to not less than 90.0 percent and not more than 115.0 percent of the labeled amount of mezlocillin (C21H25N5O8S2).
Packaging and storage— Preserve in Containers for Sterile Solids as described under Injections 1.
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 0.06 USP Endotoxin Unit per mg of mezlocillin.
Sterility 71 It meets the requirements when tested as directed for Membrane Filtration under Test for Sterility of the Product to be Examined.
Particulate matter 788: meets the requirements for small-volume injections.
Other requirements— It responds to the Identification tests and meets the requirements for Specific rotation, pH, and Water under Mezlocillin Sodium. It meets also the requirements for Uniformity of Dosage Units 905 and Labeling under Injections 1.
Assay—
Mobile phase, Standard preparation, Resolution solution, and Chromatographic system— Prepare as directed for the Assay under Mezlocillin Sodium.
Assay preparation 1 (where it is represented as being in a single-dose container)—Constitute Mezlocillin for Injection in a volume of water, accurately measured, corresponding to the volume of solvent specified in the labeling. Withdraw all of the withdrawable contents, using a suitable hypodermic needle and syringe, and dilute quantitatively with water to obtain a solution containing about 0.5 mg of mezlocillin per mL.
Assay preparation 2 (where the label states the quantity of mezlocillin in a given volume of constituted solution)—Constitute Mezlocillin for Injection in a volume of water, accurately measured, corresponding to the volume of solvent specified in the labeling. Dilute an accurately measured portion of the constituted solution quantitatively with water to obtain a solution containing about 0.5 mg of mezlocillin per mL.
Procedure— [note—Use peak areas where peak responses are indicated.] Separately inject equal volumes (about 20 µL) of the Standard preparation and Assay preparation 1 into the chromatograph, record the chromatograms, and measure the responses for the major peaks. Calculate the quantity, in mg, of mezlocillin in the container, or in the portion of constituted solution taken by the formula:
(L / D)(C / 1000)(rU / rS)
in which L is the labeled quantity, in mg, of mezlocillin in the container, or in the volume of constituted solution taken, D is the concentration, in mg per mL, of mezlocillin in Assay preparation 1 or in Assay preparation 2, on the basis of the labeled quantity in the container, or in the portion of constituted solution taken, respectively, and the extent of dilution, C is the concentration, in µg per mL, of mezlocillin (C21H25N5O8S2) in the Standard preparation, and rU and rS are the mezlocillin peak responses obtained from the Standard preparation and from Assay preparation 1 or Assay preparation 2, as appropriate.
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