DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE

Product Name : Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate

Molecular Formula : C22H28FNa2O8P

Molecular Weight : 516.40

Synonyms : : Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 9-fluoro-11,17-dihydroxy-16-methyl-21-(phosphonooxy)-,disodium salt, (11ᵝ, 16α)-

CAS No : 2392-39-4


Sr. No. Test Specifications
1 Description White or slightly yellow, crystalline powder. Is odorless or has a slight odor of alcohol and is exceedingly hygroscopic.
2 Solubility Freely soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, very slightly soluble in dioxane, insoluble in chloroform and in ether.
3 Identification

A) Infrared Absorption



B) Phosphate
C) Sodium

The IR absorption spectrum of the test preparation should exhibit maxima at the same wavelength as that of a similar preparation of Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate working standard.
To comply
To comply
4 Assay (On anhydrous and solvent-free basis) Between 97.0% and 102.0%
5 Limit of Phosphate Ions The absorbance of the sample solution is NMT that of standard solution. The limit is 1.0% of phosphate (PO4).
6 Limit of Alcohol
Not more than 1.5%
7 Organic Impurities (By HPLC, %w/w)
• 16(17)a-Homodexa-methasone sodium phosphate
• 16(17)a-Homobeta-methasone sodium phosphate
• 16(17)a-17R-Homodexa-methasone sodium phosphate
• 13(17)a-Homodexa-methasone sodium phosphate
• Betamethasone sodium phosphate
• Dexamethasone ethyl ester
• Dexamethasone
• Fluroandrostadiene carboxylic acid
• Dexamethasone sodium phosphate diester
• Any other individual unspecified impurity
• Total Impurities

Not more than 0.2%
Not more than 0.2%
Not more than 0.2%
Not more than 0.2%
Not more than 0.2%
Not more than 0.3%
Not more than 0.5%
Not more than 0.3%
Not more than 0.1%
Not more than 0.10%
Not more than 1.0%
8 Optical Rotation
Between +74° and +82°
9 pH
Between 7.5 and 10.5
10 Water content
Not more than 10.0%
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