Packaging and storage
Preserve in collapsible ophthalmic ointment tubes.
Thin-layer chromatographic identification test 201BNP:
meets the requirements.
Water, Method I 921:
not more than 0.5%, 20 mL of a mixture of toluene and methanol (7:3) being used in place of methanol in the titration vessel.
Assay for neomycin
Proceed as directed under
AntibioticsMicrobial Assays 81, using an accurately weighed portion of Ophthalmic Ointment shaken in a separator with about 50 mL of ether, and extracted with four 20-mL portions of
Buffer No. 3. Combine the aqueous extracts, and dilute with
Buffer No. 3 to an appropriate volume to obtain a stock solution. Dilute this stock solution quantitatively and stepwise with
Buffer No. 3 to obtain a
Test Dilution having a concentration assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard.
Assay for polymyxin B
Proceed as directed under
AntibioticsMicrobial Assays 81, using an accurately weighed portion of Ophthalmic Ointment shaken with about 50 mL of ether in a separator, and extracted with four 25-mL portions of
Buffer No. 6. Combine the aqueous extracts, and dilute with
Buffer No. 6 to an appropriate volume to obtain a stock solution. Dilute this stock solution quantitatively and stepwise with
Buffer No. 6 to obtain a
Test Dilution having a concentration assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard (10 Polymyxin B Units per mL). Add to each test dilution of the Standard a quantity of Neomycin Standard, dissolved in
Buffer No. 6, to obtain the same concentration of neomycin present in the
Test Dilution.
Assay for bacitracin
Proceed as directed under
AntibioticsMicrobial Assays 81, using an accurately weighed portion of Ophthalmic Ointment shaken with about 50 mL of ether in a separator, and extracted with four 25-mL portions of 0.01 N hydrochloric acid. Combine the acid extracts, and dilute with 0.01 N hydrochloric acid to an appropriate volume to obtain a stock solution. Dilute this stock solution quantitatively and stepwise with
Buffer No. 1 to obtain a
Test Dilution having a concentration assumed to be equal to the median dose level of the Standard (1.0 Bacitracin Unit per mL).
[NOTEIf the stock solution has a concentration of less than 100 Bacitracin Units per mL, add additional hydrochloric acid to each test dilution of the Standard to obtain the same concentration of hydrochloric acid as the
Test Dilution.
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Auxiliary Information
Staff Liaison :
Brian D. Gilbert, Ph.D., Scientist
Expert Committee : (MDANT05) Monograph Development-Antibiotics
USP29NF24 Page 1505
Pharmacopeial Forum : Volume No. 28(4) Page 1161
Phone Number : 1-301-816-8223