Appearance (Colour) | White |
Appearance (Form) | Odourless crystalline powder |
Solubility | Freely soluble in water,very slightly soluble in alcohol and ether |
Identification (IR Spectrum) | A) Complies |
Assay (On dry basis) | 98.5 - 101.5% |
Residue on ignition | NMT 0.1% |
Chloride (CI) | NMT 0.007% |
Sulphate (SO4) | NMT 0.0065% |
Loss on drying | NMT 0.2% at 105 °C for 2 hrs. |
Related impurities | Any impurity : max 0.1% Total impurities : max 1% |
Reference | USP 44 |