GLIBENCLAMIDE |
Product Name |
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Glibenclamide BP/EP/USP |
Chemical Name |
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5-chloro-N-(4-[N-(cyclohexylcarbamoyl)sulfamoyl]phenethyl)-2-methoxybenzamide |
CAS Number |
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10238-21-8? |
Chemical Formula |
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C23H28ClN3O5S? |
Molecular Mass |
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494.01 g/mol |
Therapeutic Category |
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Antidiabetic |
Test |
Specification |
Description |
White or almost white crystalline powder |
Identification |
(A) Not less Than 169°C and not more than174°C (B) Examined between 230nm and 350nm the solution shows an absorption maximum at 300 nm and a less intense maximum at 275nm. the Specific absorbance at the maxima are 61 to 65 and 27 to 3 |
Solubility |
Practically insoluble in water, Sparingly soluble in methylene chloride, slightly soluble in ethanol (95%) and in methanol. |
Heavy Metals |
NMT 20ppm |
Loss On Drying |
NMT 1.0%w/w |
Assay on dried basis by HPLC |
NLT 99.0%w/w and NMT equivalent of 101.0%w/w |
Sulphated Ash |
NMT 0.1 %w/w |
Related Substances by HPLC |
Impurity A NMT 0.5 % Impurity B NMT 0.5 % Any other Impurity NMT 0.2 % Two such Peak NMT 0.1 % Total of other impurities NMT 0.5 % |
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